as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman
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Recent Examples of mismeasure
Then, if all goes smoothly, a journey down the Nile — which might, after all, also be mismeasured — could be next.
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Marina Dias, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
This was the quality that was mismeasured by the sensors and misinterpreted by the control unit of the Boeing 737 Max, contributing to the two crashes of that airliner.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2019
Marina Dias, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
This was the quality that was mismeasured by the sensors and misinterpreted by the control unit of the Boeing 737 Max, contributing to the two crashes of that airliner.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismeasure
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This can be due to fear of change, misunderstanding the concept, or a complicated decision-making process.Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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But a careful reading of the two candidates’ records shows that Harris’s work as vice president has been generally misunderstood by the public and that Trump’s border policies as president were considerably less effective than many Americans seem to believe.Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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For Tang, the risks of this technology may lie not in underestimating what these devices can do, but rather in overestimating their abilities.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Read more: How to Sleep When You’re Riddled With Election Anxiety Declutter your home screens Do not underestimate the toll that digital disorganization can have on your life.Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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My favorite bit was Rajpal Yadav’s Chhote Pandit and Sanjay Mishra’s Bade Pandit mistaking Manjulika for the latter’s wife, Panditayeen, and asking her to make daal (lentils), only to get slapped hard by the ghost.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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But there is no mistaking this as a reaction to the camp or thoughts of his grandmother; Majdanek only gave him a little shove.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Moments later, Atlas appears to misjudge the angle needed to properly load one of the engine covers.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
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Analysts believe Quibi misjudged customer needs by focusing on short-form content in a market already saturated with options.David Henkin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Mismeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismeasure. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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