as in misunderstood
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle
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Recent Examples of misjudged
Meanwhile, Scheffler misjudged his approach and scrambled to save par.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Koulibaly misjudged a clearance and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was unable to keep out substitute Marcus Pedersen’s rasping shot to give Norway the lead close to halftime.
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Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
The opportunity comes when the market has misjudged what happens next, whether the company is exceptional or merely improving.
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The result, while admirably considered, is almost comically misjudged — like insisting Paddington the bear sits on a throne of lies.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Nathan MacKinnon may have misjudged the timing of Werenski’s arrival.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
That’s because, for the second time since returning to power, the US president has tested his leverage against a major adversary and misjudged the response, with global economic consequences.
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Jenni Marsh,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said voters misjudged the race early on.
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Steve Large,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Koulibaly misjudged a clearance and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was unable to keep out substitute Marcus Pedersen’s rasping shot to give Norway the lead close to halftime.
—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
The opportunity comes when the market has misjudged what happens next, whether the company is exceptional or merely improving.
—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The result, while admirably considered, is almost comically misjudged — like insisting Paddington the bear sits on a throne of lies.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Nathan MacKinnon may have misjudged the timing of Werenski’s arrival.
—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
That’s because, for the second time since returning to power, the US president has tested his leverage against a major adversary and misjudged the response, with global economic consequences.
—
Jenni Marsh,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said voters misjudged the race early on.
—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misjudged
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Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
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The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
Verb
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Green said earlier this year that Adebayo shouldn’t be underestimated and his 83-point game against Washington shouldn’t be discredited.
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Berland also emphasized simplicity, a principle that is often underestimated in loyalty design.
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“Misjudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misjudged. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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