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
Apple has now compromised the security options for tens of millions of iPhone users after misjudged government pressure.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The participants consistently misjudged the strength of the ties by wide margins, Johns Hopkins University brain science researchers Chaz Firestone and Sholei Croom report in the journal Open Mind.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
And brands suffer immense backlash for misjudging cultural sensitivities.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Headline fretters have misjudged ADI’s tariff risks.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The participants consistently misjudged the strength of the ties by wide margins, Johns Hopkins University brain science researchers Chaz Firestone and Sholei Croom report in the journal Open Mind.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
And brands suffer immense backlash for misjudging cultural sensitivities.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Headline fretters have misjudged ADI’s tariff risks.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudge
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That the pendulum has swung again to claims of personal freedom over real public benefit in the case of fluoride fundamentally misunderstands the role of community and society.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
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Whether this is proof that too many writers (or, more likely, development executives) misunderstood why Breaking Bad worked is an open question.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Investors might be underestimating the impact of tariffs on pharmaceutical products, according to one Wall Street firm.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Lessons for Investors Don’t underestimate the power of policy to move markets.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Democratic strategist Doug Gordon told Newsweek this week that perhaps the richest man in the world had miscalculated his popularity and influence with voters—even among the GOP faithful.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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These errors often occur when airlines miscalculate currency conversions, leave off fuel surcharges, or input incorrect pricing.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
19 Mar. 2025
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Because of their flatness, the footprints had previously been mistaken for fish resting burrows.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The letter carrier mistook the motion as a friendly gesture.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudge. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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