Not for the first time, he misjudged the mood, which was sober and serious.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He misjudged the mood of audiences.
Truman (1986)
But the industry has clearly misjudged the public mood.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Seepublic mood
Definition of 'misjudge'
misjudge
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verb
If you say that someone has misjudged a person or situation, you mean that they have formed an incorrect idea or opinion about them, and often that they have made a wrong decision as a result of this.