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Grammar : Verb
Spell : mis-kal-kyuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈkæl kyəˌleɪt



Definition of miscalculated

Origin :
  • 1705; from mis- (1) + calculate. Related: Miscalculated; miscalculating.
  • verb make a mistake
Example sentences :
  • At last the child was quiet and slept; but his mother had miscalculated the affair.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • She was not a woman to talk of regret for what she had done, or to own that she had miscalculated her game.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • The lightkeeper began to think that he must have miscalculated his distance.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He had miscalculated in the blackness of the night and could not locate the ford.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy » by Florence Partello Stuart
  • At first he counted; then he fancied he had lost a stroke and miscalculated.
  • Extract from : « Christian Gellert's Last Christmas » by Berthold Auerbach
  • It seemed she had miscalculated the date, and had come a day too late with her interest.
  • Extract from : « Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • In this he was correct, except that he miscalculated the strength of the Americans.
  • Extract from : « The War of Independence » by John Fiske
  • But he had miscalculated the time which was at his disposal.
  • Extract from : « Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II » by G. R. Gleig
  • Unfortunately I miscalculated and got to the theatre too soon.
  • Extract from : « Gossamer » by George A. Birmingham
  • In the present instance, however, the “bad man” miscalculated.
  • Extract from : « The Boys of Crawford's Basin » by Sidford F. Hamp

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