miscalculated

verb

past tense of miscalculate
as in misunderstood
to make an incorrect judgment regarding they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be

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  1. misunderstood
  2. underestimated
  3. misjudged
  4. mistook
Verb
  • Reward prediction error reflects a discrepancy in the outcome or goal and, in the NVA system, can indicate that the AI has misunderstood what the person ultimately wanted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mangione's attorneys then fired back Monday in a response to the DA's office's letter, saying prosecutors had misunderstood their position.
    — Greg Wehner , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of misunderstood
Verb
  • His analytical awareness has been underestimated for a while, thanks to his signature style.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Those who believed radical change was inevitable after 2008 underestimated two factors.
    — Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of underestimated
Verb
  • Jorrel Hato misjudged the flight of the delivery, allowing Belloumi to emphatically half-volley a shot into the bottom corner.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The extent of harm, after all, can be misjudged by those suffering it, and complaints are not always offered by the frightened captive.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudged
Verb
  • Jensen Huang has argued that the doomsayers mistook the task of reading scans for the whole job.
    — Han Wang, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The agents mistook the man for the fugitive, the agent told police.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistook
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