Thesaurus results for MISDEEMS

misdeems

verb

present tense third-person singular of misdeem

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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Ribera insists that this misunderstands the European perspective.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Imagine a fall-detection system that fails at night, a workplace safety monitor that misses a crucial action or a robot that misunderstands what a person is doing because it’s never seen that exact interaction before.

— Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of misunderstands

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The challenge, however, is that once a model succeeds, the rest of the world often mistakes it for the only possible model.

— Vincent Yang, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
After Gemma’s mom, Bunny (Caroline Sheen), mistakes Alice for a landscaper, then apologizes for the state of her home’s crown molding, Gemma and Alice have an uncomfortable conversation.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of mistakes

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In the Hopkins study, pulse oximeters gradually shifted from overestimates to underestimates over the course of the five years when compared to arterial blood gas tests.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
In my experience, that severely underestimates the situation.

— Xavier Gabriels, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of underestimates

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Helmut Haller, West Germany vs England, 1966 Ray Wilson misjudges his headed clearance, Haller gathers it on the edge of the box and, just before Bobby Moore can close him down, slaps a right-footed shot into the far corner.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Too often, philanthropy misjudges where the real risk lies.

— Abigail Disney, Time, 16 Apr. 2026

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