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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Bonifacio’s attorney, Javier Solano, told Newsday his client doesn’t speak English well and may have misunderstood what the officer asked him.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
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There is no place on the bench for someone who so deeply misunderstands the role of a judge and the administration of justice.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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With Mussolini, [other] politicians underestimated him at the beginning, only to find themselves in a dictatorship.—
Gianmaria Tammaro,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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Many homeowners underestimate the replacement cost of their homes, leading to insufficient coverage.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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On the exterior, this home for sale might be mistaken for an amusement park or even a Medieval Times restaurant — but inside?—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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As with TikTok, there is a huge potential audience that derives its content consumption—some would mistake it for news—through the filter of a Chinese algorithm.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Headline fretters have misjudged ADI’s tariff risks.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Angelica is interesting because the sisters really misjudge her.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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The company and bankers dramatically miscalculated the market, overestimating the natural gas Trump bump.—
Lucinda Shen,
Axios,
24 Jan. 2025
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Benigno Alarcón, a professor of Politics at Caracas’s Andrés Bello Catholic University, says Maduro’s message might have been miscalculated.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Misestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misestimate. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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