misjudge

verb

mis·​judge ˌmis-ˈjəj 

misjudged; misjudging; misjudges

intransitive verb

: to be mistaken in judgment

transitive verb

1

: to estimate wrongly

2

: to have an unjust opinion of

misjudgment

ˌmis-ˈjəj-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• miscalculate
• misconceive
• misdeem
• misestimate
• misgauge
• mismeasure
• mistake

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

On top of the health criticism, Kraft Heinz misjudged school districts’ interest in Lunchables and ability to pay for them. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024

Dave Dickert, founder of Branded Bills, said the move will help the company grow in one place, after misjudging how fast the business would grow and having to move seven times in the past nine years. —Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024

This time around, the culprit was a steep hill that the 74-year-old comedian misjudged. —Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024

The cornerback had the pass read and was in position, like a center fielder who misjudged the wall. —Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

misjudge

verb

mis·​judge (ˈ)mis-ˈjəj 

: to judge wrongly or unfairly

misjudgment

-ˈjəj-mənt 

noun