misjudged; misjudging; misjudges
: to be mistaken in judgment
1
: to estimate wrongly
I misjudged how long this would take.
2
: to have an unjust opinion of
I'm sorry that I misjudged you.
Examples of misjudge in a Sentence
I can see that I've completely misjudged you. I apologize.
The outfielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head.
The pilot misjudged the landing.
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Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
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Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Planting in the wrong light Sun and shade requirements are easy to misjudge, especially as mature trees grow in and once-sunny beds become dappled over time.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said voters misjudged the race early on.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Perez correctly identified pitches that ump Doug Eddings had misjudged.
—Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Planting in the wrong light Sun and shade requirements are easy to misjudge, especially as mature trees grow in and once-sunny beds become dappled over time.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said voters misjudged the race early on.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Perez correctly identified pitches that ump Doug Eddings had misjudged.
—Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misjudge. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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