Thesaurus results for MISCALCULATION

miscalculation

noun

ˌmis-ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of miscalculation next

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 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 So that then when the betrayal happens, the descending to his knees, comes because of that miscalculation. —

Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026 If nothing replaces New START, security analysts see a more dangerous environment with a higher risk of miscalculation. —

Reuters, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miscalculation

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mistake

Noun

However, this approach is a mistake.

— Kat Tretina, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
But fans, players and teams have grown less patient with mistakes that technology can easily fix.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026