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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The opportunity comes when the market has misjudged what happens next, whether the company is exceptional or merely improving.
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
—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
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
—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
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 23 Jun. 2026.
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