Miscalculate vs Misconstrue - What's the difference?
miscalculate | misconstrue | Related terms |
To incorrectly calculate; to make a gross error in judgement.
To make a gross error in judgement.
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
* 1975': ...,furthermore, I hope my meaning won’t be lost or '''misconstrued ,... - Paul Simon, ''50 Ways to Leave Your Lover'' from the album ''Still Crazy after All These Years .
Miscalculate is a related term of misconstrue.
As verbs the difference between miscalculate and misconstrue
is that miscalculate is to incorrectly calculate; to make a gross error in judgement while misconstrue is to interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.miscalculate
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Verb
- They miscalculated , by assuming it was standard, not metric.