Thesaurus results for MISESTIMATE

misestimate

verb

ˌmis-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt

Definition of misestimate

as in to misunderstand

to make an incorrect judgment regarding sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home

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That’s also another beat in the documentary where Evans and Holmes seem to misread or misunderstand popular culture, humor, or art.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Reward prediction error reflects a discrepancy in the outcome or goal and, in the NVA system, can indicate that the AI has misunderstood what the person ultimately wanted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of misunderstand

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Pack with intention Ayoub frequently sees people underestimate the value of proper packing supplies and trying to fit too much into a flimsy container.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
While expecting a beat for the September quarter and strong December results, the analyst argued the market is underestimating cyclicality for hard drives and a possible downturn in late 2028 or early 2029.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of underestimate

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Those symptoms were consistent with acrylamide exposure, Suyama said, adding these could easily be mistaken for a neurodegenerative disease.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Neither algorithms nor their operators should mistake the limits of an existing explanation for the limits of reality.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistake

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Notable Nigerian President Bola Tinubu made the case for an African rating agency, arguing that the Big Three misjudge African risk and that a homegrown agency could spot progress early, which the global firms would later confirm.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Both films are engineered to make the audience misjudge who really matters to the tale.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of misjudge

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Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.

— Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Definition of miscalculate

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