Misestimate: meaning, definitions and examples
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misestimate
[ ˈmɪsɪˌstɪmət ]
incorrect measurement
To misestimate means to estimate something inaccurately or incorrectly. This can happen due to lack of information, bias, or simply a mistake in calculations.
Synonyms
miscalculate, misjudge, overestimate, underestimate
Examples of usage
- The project was delayed because we misestimated the costs.
- They misestimated the number of attendees at the event.
- She misestimated the time it would take to complete the task.
Translations
Translations of the word "misestimate" in other languages:
🇵🇹 subestimar
🇮🇳 अनुमान में गलती करना
🇩🇪 falsch einschätzen
🇮🇩 salah estimasi
🇺🇦 неправильно оцінювати
- недооцінювати
- переоцінювати
🇵🇱 błędnie oszacować
🇯🇵 誤って評価する
- 過小評価する
- 過大評価する
🇫🇷 mal évaluer
- sous-estimer
- surestimer
🇪🇸 subestimar
- sobreestimar
- estimar incorrectamente
🇹🇷 yanlış değerlendirmek
- düşük tahmin etmek
- yüksek tahmin etmek
🇰🇷 잘못 평가하다
- 과소 평가하다
- 과대 평가하다
🇸🇦 تقدير خاطئ
- تقليل التقدير
- المبالغة في التقدير
🇨🇿 špatně odhadnout
- podcenit
- přecenit
🇸🇰 nesprávne odhadnúť
- podceniť
- preceniť
🇨🇳 错误估计
- 低估
- 高估
🇸🇮 napačno oceniti
- podceniti
- preceniti
🇮🇸 rangar ranglega
- vanmeta
- ofmeta
🇰🇿 қате бағалау
- төмен бағалау
- жоғары бағалау
🇬🇪 არასწორად შეფასება
- ნაკლებად შეფასება
- ზედმეტად შეფასება
🇦🇿 səhv qiymətləndirmək
- az qiymətləndirmək
- çox qiymətləndirmək
🇲🇽 subestimar
- sobreestimar
- estimar incorrectamente
Etymology
The word 'misestimate' is formed by combining the prefix 'mis-', which denotes incorrectness or error, with the root word 'estimate'. The root originates from the Latin word 'aestimare', meaning 'to value or appraise'. The use of 'estimate' in English dates back to the late 14th century, derived from Middle French 'estimer'. The prefix 'mis-' has been used in the English language since around the 14th century as well, often to indicate a mistake or a wrong action. Thus, 'misestimate' effectively conveys the act of making a wrong estimation, blending historical linguistic elements into a modern term widely used in various contexts, including business, psychology, and everyday conversation.