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Underestimate vs Miscalculate - What's the difference?

underestimate | miscalculate |

As verbs the difference between underestimate and miscalculate

is that underestimate is to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc, than what he/she/it actually has while miscalculate is to incorrectly calculate; to make a gross error in judgement.

As a noun underestimate

is an estimate or perception that is too low.

underestimate

English

Verb

(underestimat)
  • To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
  • Synonyms

    * misunderestimate * misjudge

    Antonyms

    * (to perceive as having lower value) overestimate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An estimate or perception that is too low.
  • Synonyms

    * underestimation

    miscalculate

    English

    Verb

  • To incorrectly calculate; to make a gross error in judgement.
  • They miscalculated , by assuming it was standard, not metric.
  • To make a gross error in judgement.