n. 1. a mistake in calculating. Syn. -- misreckoning, misestimation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. An error in judgment, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events; as, IBM's miscalculation about the impact of microcomputers cost them many billions in lost opportunities; Sadam's invasion of Kuwait was only his worst, but not his last, miscalculation. [ PJC ]
n. 1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice. [ 1913 Webster ]
When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
n. [ L. miscere to mix + the root of genus race. ] A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white. Until the late twentieth century, misceganation was a crime in some states of the Southern United States. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
