Miscalculate \Mis*cal"cu*late\, v. t. & i. 1. To calculate erroneously.
2. To judge wrongly, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events. [1913 Webster +PJC]
"Senior management calls those shots, but when they miscalculate or screw up, they all stay in place while the workers are told to hit the street," they said.
Presidents, though ever attentive to their legacies, sometimes miscalculate the judgments of history.
David Fowler, the controller's supervisor, said there were many factors, including the work-load and weather, that might cause the controller to miscalculate the distance of the fighter from the mountain.