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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While rebounding kept the Horned Frogs in the game early, the offense finally picked up until the mistakes piled up down the stretch.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Let’s look back on 2025 fantasy misses to look forward and avoid making the signature mistake of each whiff come the 2026 draft season.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Misjudgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudgment. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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