misjudged; misjudging; misjudges
: to be mistaken in judgment
Examples of misjudge in a Sentence
I can see that I've completely misjudged you. I apologize.
The outfielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head.
The pilot misjudged the landing.
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The show still leans too heavily on hallucinations, and the early episodes misjudge what’s appealing to the viewers (Alexa Barajas’ Mari moves to the center of the wilderness action, while there’s an entire B-story in the present about Shauna’s family karma).
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
Analysis is valuable to prevent biases like stereotyping and misjudging probabilities, while intuition is valuable for creativity and rapid adaptation to complex problems.
—Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters the United States had not been made aware in advance of Yoon's declaration, while his deputy, Kurt Campbell, said Yoon had badly misjudged it.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
The point is to make sure that drivers appear alert and ready to take control of the driving task if the suite of electronic sensors and actuators gets overwhelmed or misjudges a situation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2024
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
Analysis is valuable to prevent biases like stereotyping and misjudging probabilities, while intuition is valuable for creativity and rapid adaptation to complex problems.
—Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters the United States had not been made aware in advance of Yoon's declaration, while his deputy, Kurt Campbell, said Yoon had badly misjudged it.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
The point is to make sure that drivers appear alert and ready to take control of the driving task if the suite of electronic sensors and actuators gets overwhelmed or misjudges a situation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misjudge. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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