as in mistake
a wrong judgment
one serious misjudgment at this point could cost the candidate the election
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Recent Examples of misjudgment
Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said forecasts of an imminent slowdown have been repeatedly wrong, and the economics profession should start grappling with its track record of misjudgments.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
More concerning for the Seahawks than Macdonald’s misjudgment was the fact that Charbonnet’s run wasn’t close to being successful.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
More concerning for the Seahawks than Macdonald’s misjudgment was the fact that Charbonnet’s run wasn’t close to being successful.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudgment
mistake
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In a game in which little went right on offense, Rodgers’ two costliest mistakes led directly to Chargers points.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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An undisclosed person or company was using that form with his name, said Asnani, who framed the issue as a likely mistake and emphasized he was not involved in any Missouri campaigns.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Misjudgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudgment. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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