Synonyms for miscalculation


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

Top 10 synonyms for miscalculation Other synonyms for the word miscalculation

Définition of miscalculation

Origin :
  • 1720, from mis- (1) + calculation.
  • noun misestimate
Example sentences :
  • It did not end in the capture of the fugitive, because it was founded on a miscalculation.
  • Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
  • But whichever of the two was his intent, it seems to have been a miscalculation.
  • Extract from : « The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch » by Plutarch
  • His sensibilities were not acute, but he perceived that he had made a miscalculation.
  • Extract from : « Elsie Venner » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • As it happened the conclusion he reached was based on a miscalculation.
  • Extract from : « A Mating in the Wilds » by Ottwell Binns
  • At the worst it could only be called a miscalculation—a mistake.
  • Extract from : « Afterwards » by Kathlyn Rhodes
  • I must have made a miscalculation, but I am afraid he is dead.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island » by Roger Thompson Finlay
  • By some miscalculation the first people on the rope walked on to the cornice.
  • Extract from : « True Tales of Mountain Adventures » by Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond
  • The losses are proportionally large if there is miscalculation of demand.
  • Extract from : « The Principles of Economics » by Frank A. Fetter
  • Miscalculation of distances was the commonest source of error.
  • Extract from : « Trooper 3809 » by Lionel Decle
  • He who prophesies that Christianity will disappear because it is old, makes a miscalculation.
  • Extract from : « Zones of the Spirit » by August Strindberg

Antonyms for miscalculation

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