as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle
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Recent Examples of misjudge
Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The result, while admirably considered, is almost comically misjudged — like insisting Paddington the bear sits on a throne of lies.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Nathan MacKinnon may have misjudged the timing of Werenski’s arrival.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The result, while admirably considered, is almost comically misjudged — like insisting Paddington the bear sits on a throne of lies.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Nathan MacKinnon may have misjudged the timing of Werenski’s arrival.
—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudge
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Leaders often misunderstand good work, relying on perks rather than addressing core structural issues.
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Do not rush to defend yourself if someone misunderstands your tone.
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Green said earlier this year that Adebayo shouldn’t be underestimated and his 83-point game against Washington shouldn’t be discredited.
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That economic toll shouldn’t be underestimated as solutions are developed.
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Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.
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Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.
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The catered lunch and the free wellbeing app are not the problem; mistaking them for the work being worth doing is.
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The current podcasting landscape, to him, already mistakes access for art.
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudge. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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