misjudged

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of misjudge.
  misjudge

  verb (used with or without object)

  to judge, estimate, or value wrongly or unjustly.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of misjudge.
  misjudge

  verb (used with or without object)

  to judge, estimate, or value wrongly or unjustly.

Example Sentences

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misjudged

It, too, was glibly misjudged by those transfixed by its title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Facebook-owner Meta avoided the FTC’s breakup threat last year when a court ruled that enforcers misjudged its control over the social-media market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

But the most obvious explanation might be the correct one: Acme’s first adjuster misjudged the damage, possibly with a bias toward keeping costs down for the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

The scalp of in-form captain Kerr swung the game firmly in England's favour as she also misjudged Bell's swing and Plimmer suffered the same fate, but Green and Halliday counter-attacked confidently.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

I was expecting a little sympathy, but, clearly, I’d misjudged Nicole.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Related Words

• miscalculate
• misconstrue
• misunderstand
• overestimate
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