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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

misjudge

v.

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  • what: Sadly, Lynch totally misjudged what the audience wanted.

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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