misgauge
misgauge
verbDefinition of MISGAUGE
to make an incorrect judgment regarding <the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters>
Related Words misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misknow, misperceive, misunderstand; overestimate, overrate, overvalue; misesteem, underestimate, underrate, undervalue; miscount, misreckon
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