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单词 misestimates
释义

misestimate

verb

mis·​es·​ti·​mate ˌmis-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt How to pronounce misestimate (audio)
misestimated; misestimating

transitive verb

: to estimate (something) wrongly
He reopens one of the epic disputes of the cold war, namely whether the C.I.A. misestimated Soviet military and economic strength in the 1970's … Philip Taubman
misestimate
ˌmis-ˈe-stə-mət How to pronounce misestimate (audio)
noun
plural misestimates
His misestimate was big but inconsequential, at least in the short term. Ross Ramsey
misestimation
ˌmis-ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce misestimate (audio)
noun
plural misestimations
a serious misestimation of the charges

Synonyms

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

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

misestimates

verb

present tense third-person singular of misestimate
as in mismeasures
to make an incorrect judgment regarding sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mismeasures
  • misdeems
  • misunderstands
  • underestimates
  • misconceives
  • misgauges
  • mistakes
  • misjudges
  • miscalculates
  • misknows
  • misapprehends
  • misconstrues
  • misperceives
  • misesteems
  • overestimates
  • misreckons
  • overvalues
  • overrates
  • misinterprets
  • underrates
  • miscounts
  • undervalues
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