as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle
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Recent Examples of misjudge
Warren Buffett’s Bet, Our Edge Warren Buffett’s Kraft Heinz investment will be remembered not as a triumph of discipline but as a reminder of how even the sharpest investors can misjudge structure and change.
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Matt Vierling appeared to misjudge the ball off Ryan Jeffers’ bat in the first, turning a potential inning-ending catch into a double and the Twins went on to score three runs.
—Larry Lage, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Within Trump’s orbit, powerful players and factions misjudged the resilience of China’s economy and wrongly assumed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would rush to make a deal in order to avoid a domestic backlash.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Matt Vierling appeared to misjudge the ball off Ryan Jeffers’ bat in the first, turning a potential inning-ending catch into a double and the Twins went on to score three runs.
—Larry Lage, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Within Trump’s orbit, powerful players and factions misjudged the resilience of China’s economy and wrongly assumed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would rush to make a deal in order to avoid a domestic backlash.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudge
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People misunderstand each other or lose track of specifications.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Communication is everything After 46 years, Carla and I still occasionally misunderstand each other.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Show the shop floor in action Don’t underestimate how compelling your day-to-day operations can be to folks outside your four walls.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The West is often prone to overestimate the threat Russia poses, but also underestimate Putin’s commitment to his war.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Carriers also argue that the Commission misinterpreted the Communications Act, miscalculated the penalties, and violated the Seventh Amendment by not affording them a jury trial.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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Don’t mistake interest for critical acclaim — there aren’t any Emmy Awards in the series’ present or future.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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No one is going to mistake one for the other.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudge. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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