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Misestimate

Misestimate \Mis*es"ti*mate\, v. t. To estimate erroneously.
--J. S. Mill.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
misestimate

1778, from mis- (1) + estimate (v.). Related: Misestimated; misestimating.

Wiktionary
misestimate

vb. To estimate erroneously.

WordNet
misestimate
  1. v. judge incorrectly; "I had misestimated his determination" [syn: miscalculate]

  2. calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding" [syn: miscalculate]

Usage examples of "misestimate".

If you misestimate how far away they are, you can easily imagine them going absurdly fast.

Underhill grinned at him, not bothering to correct the misestimate of his age.