misjudge

verb

mis·​judge ˌmis-ˈjəj 

misjudged; misjudging; misjudges

intransitive verb

: to be mistaken in judgment

transitive verb

1

: to estimate wrongly

2

: to have an unjust opinion of

misjudgment

ˌmis-ˈjəj-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• miscalculate
• misconceive
• misdeem
• misestimate
• misgauge
• mismeasure
• mistake

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

Williams misjudged his header and the ball dropped for Tel, who blasted a left-footed shot into the stands. —Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

The military also misjudged the militant group's capabilities. —Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025

Panama goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera grossly misjudged the flight of the ball, missing Roberto Alvarado’s cross completely. —Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

As evidenced by what went down on Wednesday night, Harrison and team owner Patrick Dumont badly misjudged how the fans would handle this trade. —Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for misjudge

• adjudge
• begrudge
• prejudge
• budge
• drudge
• frage
• fudge
• grudge
• judge
• mudge
• nudge
• rudge

Kids Definition

misjudge

verb

mis·​judge (ˈ)mis-ˈjəj 

: to judge wrongly or unfairly

misjudgment

-ˈjəj-mənt 

noun