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
As the Arms Control Association notes, the continued existence of nuclear arsenals inherently carries the possibility of accidental escalation, miscalculation, or deliberate use during extreme crises.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
The Ripple Fries fiasco was yet another operational miscalculation made in the name of the company’s ethos.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Javits Center looked dim and pale, like an aging prototype of all the other blue-glass boxes on the West Side of Manhattan, a miscalculation that never lived up to the fantasy of a riverside prism reflecting the vibrant rhythms of New York.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
More than 1450 days later, that timeframe looks hopelessly naïve and has proved to have been a fundamental miscalculation that has taken a devastating toll in pain, destruction and bloodshed.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
The Ripple Fries fiasco was yet another operational miscalculation made in the name of the company’s ethos.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Javits Center looked dim and pale, like an aging prototype of all the other blue-glass boxes on the West Side of Manhattan, a miscalculation that never lived up to the fantasy of a riverside prism reflecting the vibrant rhythms of New York.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
More than 1450 days later, that timeframe looks hopelessly naïve and has proved to have been a fundamental miscalculation that has taken a devastating toll in pain, destruction and bloodshed.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculation
mistake
Noun
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And it's allowed for a lot of mistakes.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, that décor mistake can inadvertently make a space feel cluttered.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Miscalculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculation. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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