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mis·es·ti·mate  (ms-st-mt)
tr.v. mis·es·ti·mat·ed, mis·es·ti·mat·ing, mis·es·ti·mates
To estimate incorrectly.
mis·esti·mate (-mt) n.
mis·esti·mation n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.misestimate - judge incorrectly; "I had misestimated his determination"
miscalculate
misjudge - judge incorrectly
2.misestimate - calculate incorrectlymisestimate - calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"
miscalculate
arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation
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