miscalculate
verb (used with or without object)
to calculate or judge incorrectly.
miscalculated
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past participleof miscalculate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof miscalculate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Nepal’s big bet on hydropower miscalculated one thing—monster floods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Umanksy points to Measure ULA, the voter-approved tax widely referred to as the “mansion tax,” as an example of miscalculated promised outcomes.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
But regardless of the intention, Fairhope miscalculated in prosecuting Gamble.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Netflix may have miscalculated the Ellison family’s determination when it agreed Feb. 16 to allow Paramount back into the bidding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
In many ways, we had miscalculated; we had thought that by the 1970s we would be living in a democratic, nonracial South Africa.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
