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单词 mismeasure
释义

mismeasure

verb

mis·​mea·​sure ˌmis-ˈme-zhər How to pronounce mismeasure (audio)
-ˈmā-
mismeasured; mismeasuring

transitive verb

: to measure (something) badly or incorrectly : to make a mistake in measuring
… the mahogany paneling for the storefront had been mismeasured and arrived too large for the opening and had to be sent back. Alan J. Heavens
In the land of Julius Caesar—a brilliant politician who nonetheless mismeasured, fatally, the temper of the Roman Senate—it is hard to fathom why, as political animals, we can never seem to ingest the most basic laws of cause and effect. Ingrid D. Rowland
mismeasurement
ˌmis-ˈme-zhər-mənt How to pronounce mismeasure (audio)
-ˈmā-
noun
plural mismeasurements
By opposing false standards of measurement in both human and animal populations—in his measured hostility to mismeasurement—[Stephen Jay] Gould will be seen as one of the last great American liberals … Michael Neve

Synonyms

  • miscalculate
  • misconceive
  • misdeem
  • misestimate
  • misgauge
  • misjudge
  • mistake
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Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

mismeasure

verb

as in to misestimate
to make an incorrect judgment regarding the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • misestimate
  • misunderstand
  • underestimate
  • mistake
  • misconceive
  • misjudge
  • miscalculate
  • misapprehend
  • misdeem
  • overestimate
  • misconstrue
  • misperceive
  • misgauge
  • overvalue
  • misinterpret
  • overrate
  • undervalue
  • miscount
  • underrate
  • misknow
  • misreckon
  • misesteem
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