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
Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.
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Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That one colossal misjudgment undermines our belief in Ella’s principled intelligence.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
At that speed, even the slightest misjudgment could cost them their wicket.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That one colossal misjudgment undermines our belief in Ella’s principled intelligence.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
At that speed, even the slightest misjudgment could cost them their wicket.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudgment
mistake
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Cole Caufield served notice that Team USA made a grave mistake leaving him off the Olympic team, but Morgan Geekie’s deuce trumped the brilliant Montreal Canadiens forward’s hat trick in the Bruins’ thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win at TD Garden on Saturday night.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The other side of that coin is that the lengthy language might make mistakes and open the door to interpretations that undercut the law.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Misjudgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudgment. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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