as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle
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Recent Examples of misjudge
The decisive moment came on the final lap when second-place Ty Dillon attempted to pass Wallace, but Dillon misjudged the closing rate of AJ Allmendinger to his outside and clipped Allmendinger’s car, sending Dillon into the wall.
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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).
—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
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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).
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudge
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Both strategies misunderstand what drives transformative companies.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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That can lead to a law enforcement officer misunderstanding the situation.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Many business owners underestimate how much of their network is tied to their current role.—
B.D. Dalton,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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On big tech companies vs. startups in the race to develop new AI Never underestimate the ability of a giant to stumble over its own feet.—
Dave Davies,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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These errors often occur when airlines miscalculate currency conversions, leave off fuel surcharges, or input incorrect pricing.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
19 Mar. 2025
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Starbucks may’ve miscalculated with its mandatory-note policy.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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Police are concerned that people may mistake game play as an actual threat, leading to unnecessary 911 calls and police responses.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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An autoimmune disease is when the body mistakes its own healthy cells, tissues, or organs for foreign substances and attacks them.—
Danielle Weiss,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudge. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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