as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home
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The driver misunderstood the instruction and entered the fast lane before the re-start time was officially confirmed in breach of the Race Director's event notes.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025 -
That's extremely common among these cases, said University of Idaho law professor Benji Cover, who wrote a paper about people, including noncitizens, misunderstanding election rules and being prosecuted in recent decades.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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Your notes become both evidence and a reassuring validation that nothing is wrong with you, especially when you are being underestimated.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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When the margins are so tight in elite-level football, this distance is not to be underestimated.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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But the creature is quickly adopted by Lilo (Maia Kealoha), a precocious child with a special love for animals, at a kennel where he has been mistaken for an ugly dog.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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The instinct to manage outcomes, influence how others behave, and keep everything in place can easily be mistaken for strength.—
Moira Forbes,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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City started strongly, but fell behind after Kompany misjudged the bounce of a long ball, allowing Fabio Borini to finish confidently with the outside of his boot.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Witty admitted the company had misjudged the depth of the risk score problem.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Interestingly, DeChambeau isn't the first golfer to miscalculate an important tournament detail—others have had their moments of confusion.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The appellate court ruled Selna miscalculated some of those losses at the original sentencing hearing.—
Lee Ross,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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“Misestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misestimate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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