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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After months marked by corruption, violence, and the open perversion of law, to gasp in outrage at the loss of a few tons of masonry and mortar might seem oddly misjudged.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Will Smith misjudged the ball and never ran to third base, allowing catcher William Contreras to jog to third base and get the final out of the inning.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The team member, who was responsible for the safe conduct of releasing car 16, misjudged the situation and gave unclear instructions to LEC, who could not see NOR’s car.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Will Smith misjudged the ball and never ran to third base, allowing catcher William Contreras to jog to third base and get the final out of the inning.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The team member, who was responsible for the safe conduct of releasing car 16, misjudged the situation and gave unclear instructions to LEC, who could not see NOR’s car.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misjudge
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misjudge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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