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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Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
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—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025
The protagonist, the witch Elphaba, is consistently misjudged for her bright green skin.
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The extent of just how badly Mike has misjudged Kingstown’s current situation becomes clear this week in his interactions with Warden Nina Hobbs.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
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Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
Veteran Republican pollster Whit Ayers said the parallels between the two are clear, adding presidents often misjudge public perception.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025
The protagonist, the witch Elphaba, is consistently misjudged for her bright green skin.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
The extent of just how badly Mike has misjudged Kingstown’s current situation becomes clear this week in his interactions with Warden Nina Hobbs.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Nov. 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 29 Dec. 2025.
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