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
Warren Buffett’s Bet, Our Edge Warren Buffett’s Kraft Heinz investment will be remembered not as a triumph of discipline but as a reminder of how even the sharpest investors can misjudge structure and change.
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Matt Vierling appeared to misjudge the ball off Ryan Jeffers’ bat in the first, turning a potential inning-ending catch into a double and the Twins went on to score three runs.
—Larry Lage, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Within Trump’s orbit, powerful players and factions misjudged the resilience of China’s economy and wrongly assumed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would rush to make a deal in order to avoid a domestic backlash.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Matt Vierling appeared to misjudge the ball off Ryan Jeffers’ bat in the first, turning a potential inning-ending catch into a double and the Twins went on to score three runs.
—Larry Lage, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Within Trump’s orbit, powerful players and factions misjudged the resilience of China’s economy and wrongly assumed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would rush to make a deal in order to avoid a domestic backlash.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudge
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People misunderstand each other or lose track of specifications.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Communication is everything After 46 years, Carla and I still occasionally misunderstand each other.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Show the shop floor in action Don’t underestimate how compelling your day-to-day operations can be to folks outside your four walls.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The West is often prone to overestimate the threat Russia poses, but also underestimate Putin’s commitment to his war.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Carriers also argue that the Commission misinterpreted the Communications Act, miscalculated the penalties, and violated the Seventh Amendment by not affording them a jury trial.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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Stroke symptoms, risk factors in young adults Certain symptoms of stroke in young people like nausea, dizziness or tiredness are often dismissed or mistaken for migraines or stress, Shapiro said, which can delay critical treatment.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And do not mistake a loud minority for legal or economic truth.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Misjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudge. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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