misjudgment

noun

Definition of misjudgmentnext
as in mistake
a wrong judgment one serious misjudgment at this point could cost the candidate the election

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Recent Examples of misjudgment CFOs should lead difficult conversations about earlier misjudgments while identifying more realistic payback horizons. — Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Sometimes these misjudgments lead to adverse health outcomes. — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 What begins as misjudgment, the official synopsis teases, spirals through human conflict into tragedy on a cosmic scale. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026 Mistakes and misjudgments come with the territory, but there has been a notable uptick in errors leading directly to opposition chances. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026 Municipal utilities are largely unregulated, which makes misjudgments in purchasing power contracts a serious risk to local ratepayers. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 But the ball was misplayed in left field and a baserunning misjudgment allowed Kennedy to get the potential tying run into a rundown. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 23 May 2026 Linda, meanwhile, survives the poisoning due to Bradley's misjudgment on the dosage. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026 And Iran’s broadening of the war with reckless attacks is likely to turn out to be a major strategic misjudgment on Tehran’s part. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudgment
mistake
Noun
  • The mistakes that sink applications Loan files in this category rarely die because the borrower earns too little.
    — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Innovation Is Not One Game Organizations also make the mistake of treating innovation as a single activity.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistake

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“Misjudgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudgment. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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