misjudged; misjudging; misjudges
: to be mistaken in judgment
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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
When asked why Fox so plainly misjudged its legal case, Stelter is somewhat puzzled, attributing it, at least initially, to hubris.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
With more than 30 Americans dead and 10 missing, mounting fears of a regional war, and billions of dollars in U.S. military hardware headed to the Middle East since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, some officials say the U.S. misjudged the threat to U.S. national security.
—WSJ, 1 Nov. 2023
Israeli officials misjudged the threat posed by Hamas for years, and more critically in the run-up to the attack.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
Hamas is not the only entity that intelligence officials could have misjudged.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023
The Oscar winner posted a slideshow of black and white photos from her youth, accompanied by the ballad in which Cyrus, 30, reflects on how she was misjudged in her past and sees her own experiences from a new perspective.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
These events served as a sobering revelation: Putin had misjudged Prigozhin and his outrage, underestimating the danger posed by the voluble and volatile caterer turned mercenary commander.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
In the final scene, Roman, having botched his shot at chief executive by having a breakdown at Logan’s funeral and misjudging Mencken’s loyalty, wanders outside, where a throng of demonstrators are coming up the street.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 May 2023
Amazon firmly rejected this claim, implying that the union misjudged how many people work at the warehouse.
—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 14 June 2023
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
With more than 30 Americans dead and 10 missing, mounting fears of a regional war, and billions of dollars in U.S. military hardware headed to the Middle East since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, some officials say the U.S. misjudged the threat to U.S. national security.
—WSJ, 1 Nov. 2023
Israeli officials misjudged the threat posed by Hamas for years, and more critically in the run-up to the attack.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
Hamas is not the only entity that intelligence officials could have misjudged.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023
The Oscar winner posted a slideshow of black and white photos from her youth, accompanied by the ballad in which Cyrus, 30, reflects on how she was misjudged in her past and sees her own experiences from a new perspective.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
These events served as a sobering revelation: Putin had misjudged Prigozhin and his outrage, underestimating the danger posed by the voluble and volatile caterer turned mercenary commander.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
In the final scene, Roman, having botched his shot at chief executive by having a breakdown at Logan’s funeral and misjudging Mencken’s loyalty, wanders outside, where a throng of demonstrators are coming up the street.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 May 2023
Amazon firmly rejected this claim, implying that the union misjudged how many people work at the warehouse.
—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 14 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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The first known use of misjudge was
in the 15th century
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misjudge. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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