misgauging
Getting measurements wrong
Misgauging is incorrectly estimating or assessing something—its size, importance, timing, or nature.
The word implies a failure of judgment or measurement: She blamed the accident on misgauging the distance between cars.
You can misgauge someone's mood, the difficulty of a task, or public sentiment on an issue.
Assessing incorrectly
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
- misinterpretingUnderstanding something incorrectly
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- misapprehendingGrasping something incorrectly
misconstruing · overestimating · underestimating · misperceiving · misassessing · bias · assumption · overconfidence
Foolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- errorFault in communication
- slipMinor error or misstep
- gaffeClumsy social error
misstep · fumble · botch · flub · goof · bungle · miscue · lapse
Figuring something incorrectly
- mismeasuringQuantifying something inaccurately
- miscountingTallying incorrectly
- misestimatingCalculating or valuing incorrectly
- misreckoningIncorrect computation
miscalibrating · imprecision · inaccuracy · inexactness · deviation · discrepancy · error · undercounting
misjudging
Assessing incorrectly
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
- misinterpretingUnderstanding something incorrectly
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
misapprehending · misconstruing · overestimating · underestimating · misperceiving · misassessing · bias · assumption · overconfidence · prejudice
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
gaffe · misstep · fumble · botch · flub · goof · bungle · miscue · lapse · failing
miscalculating
Figuring something incorrectly
- mismeasuringQuantifying something inaccurately
- miscountingTallying incorrectly
- misestimatingCalculating or valuing incorrectly
misreckoning · miscalibrating · imprecision · inaccuracy · inexactness · deviation · discrepancy · error · undercounting · overcounting
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