misjudge

misjudge Definition

mis·judge (-juj′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·judged′, -·judg′·ing

to judge wrongly or unfairly

misjudge Related Forms

mis·judg′·ment noun or mis·judge′·ment

misjudge Synonyms

To make a wrong judgment, usually of a person
presume, prejudge, suppose, presuppose, misapprehend, be partial, be overcritical, be unfair, be one-sided, be misled, come to a hasty conclusion; see also misunderstand.
Antonyms understand*, discern, detect.
To make an inaccurate estimate
miss, miscalculate, misconceive, misthink, misconstrue, overestimate, underestimate, dogmatize, bark up the wrong tree*; see also mistake.
Antonyms estimate*, predict, calculate.

misjudge Usage Examples

Object

bounce: Matty McNeil pursued it, Cuss misjudged the bounce, to leave Matty the simple task of side footing home from three yards.
mood: Phil Davies of the GMB union said Laing O'Rourke had misjudged the mood of workers " right from the start of this dispute " .
header: Fleeting soon had another chance when Coss, attempting to deal with being strongly outnumbered, misjudged a header.
ball: There's no chance next ball, mind, as Mahmood's misjudged slow ball allows Malinga to cut outside off stump for four.
situation: These will make it impossible for an expert to misjudge the situation.
distance: Totally misjudged the distance on the google map so was half running to the Jericho Cafe when she caught me up along Walton Street.

Used with why or when

Preposition: by

examiner: If you make a decision that you think could be misjudged by the examiner, explain your reasons while you drive.

Modifying Another Word

badly: People who have not been there misjudge badly the difficulty in going on strike.
seriously: To focus solely on the mechanism which fits the desired outcome risks seriously misjudging the issue.
totally: Sadly, Lynch totally misjudged what the audience wanted.
completely: Coventry's replay was swift with a County defender completely misjudging the flight of a through ball.
slightly: The only time the emphasis seems slightly misjudged is when the analysis gets too intricate for an introductory purpose.
not: The United States and Japan should not misjudge the DPRK's stance whereby it declared a moratorium on its satellite launches.

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