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miscalculation

noun

ˌmis-ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of miscalculation

as in mistake

a wrong judgment treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part

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Recent Examples of miscalculation His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026 And the epilogue, which takes place many years later, feels like a miscalculation. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026 The problem is Will Ferrell as Lonnie Hawkins, an utter miscalculation of characterization and performance chiefly responsible for turning what could be middling comedy into an unbearable slog. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026 The obvious — though not necessarily correct — assumption is that a big and dumbass engineering error is at fault here, a miscalculation that the structural columns of the old building would be able to carry the new stories on top and couldn’t. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for miscalculation

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mistake

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The mistakes that sink applications Loan files in this category rarely die because the borrower earns too little.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Innovation Is Not One Game Organizations also make the mistake of treating innovation as a single activity.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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