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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Proponents of this myth point to (and often misunderstand) housing vacancy data.Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Charlotte Hornets may have misunderstood the purpose of the season of giving.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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After years of being maligned and underestimated — though never by his managers or his fellow professionals — the accolades were coming in abundance.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Like that one that underestimated a low Bronx highway overpass at full speed, shearing its top off, killing 15 passengers, decapitating at least one.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Federal government officials have downplayed the reports in recent days and insisted the objects don't pose a public safety or national security threat, and in some cases, may simply be normal commercial air traffic mistaken for drones.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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In some cases, people mistake planes for drones The number of drones flying over the East Coast and the identity of those behind the activity remain unclear.Rhona Tarrant, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Mismeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismeasure. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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