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 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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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Mercedes also slightly misjudged its car set-up in the relentless 87F (30C) heat.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Planting in the wrong light Sun and shade requirements are easy to misjudge, especially as mature trees grow in and once-sunny beds become dappled over time.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Mercedes also slightly misjudged its car set-up in the relentless 87F (30C) heat.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Planting in the wrong light Sun and shade requirements are easy to misjudge, especially as mature trees grow in and once-sunny beds become dappled over time.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudge
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Many organizations misunderstand conflict entirely.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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But this approach fundamentally misunderstands human social nature.—
Clay Routledge,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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This creates a problem many leadership teams still underestimate.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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What Keynes underestimated, and what many of today’s AI evangelists tend not to confront, is that progress unfolds inside social systems structured by power.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
30 May 2026
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Worst of all, like Zoolander 2 did before it, the film badly miscalculates the value of showbiz and industry cameos, which reach critical mass when the team members fly to Milan and, weirdly, only one of the latter (Donatella Versace, having an awkward lunch with Emily) seems to work.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Expert Hemant Bhargava cautions taxpayers to treat AI as a translator rather than a decision-maker, emphasizing that consumer AI systems frequently miscalculate liabilities and fail to securely handle highly sensitive financial data.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Alvarez, 41, was in MacArthur Park on May 18 when he was approached by two police officers, who initially mistook him as the suspect in a vehicle theft, according to a Justice Department news release and a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in the Central District of California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The problem is mistaking a large platform — or a fluent AI — for a qualified one, and letting that mistake drive decisions that actually matter.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudge. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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