Thesaurus results for MISJUDGE

misjudge

verb

ˌmis-ˈjəj

Definition of misjudge

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 Taaffe, a former Texas standout the Dolphins selected in the fifth round, had an opportunity to pull down an interception on a Malik Willis pass to Malik Washington, but seemingly misjudged the ball, which wasn’t brought down by the receiver. — Omar Kelly august 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 The predictable result is that Americans badly misjudge where everyone stands. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 Other soaring waterfowl like cranes, pelicans and large gulls flying through high-altitude migration corridors can also often misjudge the speed and presence of these rotating blades. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Large language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the West might value as a moral priority, according to our new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. — Alexandra Figueroa, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for misjudge

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Loving spouses disappoint us, supportive parents fail us, close friends misunderstand us, and even terrific children create enormous stress.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Hopefully Hollywood won’t misunderstand the lesson in those projects’ success.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of misunderstand

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Still, Wall Street appears to be greatly underestimating the size of the opportunity and the pace of AI adoption.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Lampkin could be more of an outlier than an example, but there’s little doubt he’s been underestimated — something Lampkin acknowledged upon arriving last season.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of underestimate

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Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.

— Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

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