as in misestimates
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
my son is a shy, quiet boy, but you seriously misdeem him if you believe him to be stupid
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In a way, the old joke about the doughnut and coffee cup misunderstands the power of topological thinking.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026 -
This latter position fundamentally misunderstands the PRC’s determination to absorb Taiwan; expressing weakness is more likely to invite a Chinese invasion.—
Michelle Kuo,
The Dial,
14 Apr. 2026
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Her unfinished palace becomes a mirror to a culture that mistakes accumulation for meaning.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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If anything, the Texas study probably underestimates the economic impact of college attainment.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Andy Sachs starts off as the girl everyone underestimates, then proceeds to survive the highs and lows of working for Runway magazine in The Devil Wears Prada.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Too often, philanthropy misjudges where the real risk lies.—
Abigail Disney,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
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Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Misdeems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeems. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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