as in mistakes
a wrong judgment
one serious misjudgment at this point could cost the candidate the election
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Recent Examples of misjudgments
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
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
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 misjudgments
mistakes
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In February 2025, NASA hired an independent team to determine why the mission failed, examining everything from broken hardware to leadership mistakes.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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District Attorney John Creuzot has since assigned two lawyers to check the judgments with district clerks to help prevent mistakes.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Misjudgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudgments. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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