misestimate

verb

mis·​es·​ti·​mate ˌmis-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt 

misestimated; misestimating

transitive verb

: to estimate (something) wrongly

He reopens one of the epic disputes of the cold war, namely whether the C.I.A. misestimated Soviet military and economic strength in the 1970's …

—Philip Taubman

misestimate

ˌmis-ˈe-stə-mət 

noun

plural misestimates

His misestimate was big but inconsequential, at least in the short term.

—Ross Ramsey

misestimation

ˌmis-ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən 

noun

plural misestimations

a serious misestimation of the charges

Synonyms

• misunderstand
• underestimate
• mistake
• misjudge
• misconceive
• miscalculate

Examples of misestimate in a Sentence

sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misestimate

• estimate