misjudge
verb (used with or without object)
to judge, estimate, or value wrongly or unjustly.
has misjudged
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present perfectof misjudge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the West has misjudged adversaries before, and Mr. Putin may have his own calculations that look different from inside the Kremlin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Next year's direction is almost certainly lower, but the market has misjudged the cadence on the way up.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
“The fact that we’ve barely started suggests the Fed has misjudged how quickly the economy was going to come back online.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
It’s not too late for Fenway Sports Group to admit it has misjudged the public mood, to row back, to apologise.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2020
Might be the cheesemonger has misjudged the situation.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
