miscalculate
verb
mis·cal·cu·late
ˌmis-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt 
miscalculated; miscalculating
: to calculate wrongly : to make a miscalculation
This fall, publishers badly miscalculated the public's appetite for celebrity tell-alls.—
Patrick M. Reilly
Patrick M. Reilly… the bosses simply weren't ready when it turned out they had miscalculated badly.—Kevin Drum
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they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
One possibility is that the militant group miscalculated the attention the strike would get from the international community.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
In June 2024, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Julie Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme for which she was sentenced, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
—Kimi Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
How much of Swift’s success was him and how much was the line?
Chicago Bears Q&A: Did GM Ryan Poles miscalculate the offensive line needs?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscalculate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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