0 past simple and past participle of miscalculate
1 to calculate an amount wrongly:
[ + question word ] We had a lot of food left over from the party because I'd miscalculated how much people would eat.
He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.
For any pre- or postterm infants, this estimate would be miscalculated.
The former detainees were later to realize how grossly they had miscalculated both father and son.
He demonstrates how the protagonists miscalculated on almost all accounts.
And as they did so, perhaps at times they miscalculated the consequences of their actions.
The surprising common element in the works on offer this past winter and spring is how many of the composers - well-respected names - had miscalculated.
So were lost and miscalculated accounts.
In many cases, they badly miscalculated and disaster befell them.
Whatever our attitude to the ban, it is clear from the report that the chairman seriously miscalculated its financial implications.
