misjudge

verb

mis·​judge ˌmis-ˈjəj 

misjudged; misjudging; misjudges

intransitive verb

: to be mistaken in judgment

transitive verb

1

: to estimate wrongly

2

: to have an unjust opinion of

misjudgment

ˌmis-ˈjəj-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• miscalculate
• misconceive
• misdeem
• misestimate
• misgauge
• mismeasure
• mistake

Examples of misjudge in a Sentence

I can see that I've completely misjudged you. I apologize.

The outfielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head.

The pilot misjudged the landing.

Recent Examples on the Web

None of these visions, however, proved tractable: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran misjudged the strength of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli society, and the U.S.-Israeli alliance. —Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024

But later, on a punt return, Hardy misjudged the ball due to the wind and barely secured the catch. —Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024

On top of the health criticism, Kraft Heinz misjudged school districts’ interest in Lunchables and ability to pay for them. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024

Dave Dickert, founder of Branded Bills, said the move will help the company grow in one place, after misjudging how fast the business would grow and having to move seven times in the past nine years. —Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

misjudge

verb

mis·​judge (ˈ)mis-ˈjəj 

: to judge wrongly or unfairly

misjudgment

-ˈjəj-mənt 

noun