Thesaurus results for MISJUDGES

misjudges

verb

present tense third-person singular of misjudge

as in misunderstands

to make an incorrect judgment regarding the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle

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Recent Examples of misjudges 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 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 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

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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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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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But this assessment mistakes the consequences of domination for its causes.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Those with pollen allergies can experience oral allergy syndrome, a mild reaction to certain foods that occurs when the immune system mistakes them for pollen.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

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