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单词 misjudge
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Definition of misjudge in English:

misjudge

verb mɪsˈdʒʌdʒˌmɪsˈdʒədʒ
[with object]
  • 1Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.

    I've misjudged Doris—she hasn't told anyone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Putting all this together, I concluded that I've misjudged them.
    • We totally misjudged the political forces within the country.
    • Clearly, we thought The Corrs were a straight act, but it turns out we've been misjudging them: they've been a parody of The Nolans in the style of the Cranberries all along.
    • No, well I don't think that anybody's misjudged the Iraqi dictator and the brutality of the man.
    • In any case, he clearly feels that his right-wing government is being gravely misjudged because of the leftwing historical bias being taught in schools.
    • Had I misjudged the general nature of the human?
    • On reflection, I wonder if I've misjudged what he's been doing.
    • I'm sorry for misjudging you and jumping to conclusions.
    • I think the Bush supporters would say, well, maybe the Europeans are misjudging Bush the same way.
    • It's good to be working in a more positive environment again and C.S. if you read this, my apologies for misjudging you.
    • His status as one of the most popular ‘conservative’ bloggers, though, made me wonder if I wasn't simply misjudging him.
    • ‘They misjudged the mood of the area and their ability to fight it (the plans),’ he said.
    • There is an anecdote in the most recent book about the Bush White House which neatly captures how Europeans misjudge the President, and why they are wrong to do so.
    • Too many liberal and progressive activists misjudged the recall revolt and wound up on the wrong side of a populist tsunami.
    • You know, I may have misjudged what a great man and great president Ronald Reagan really was.
    • But is it just the far left that is badly misjudging this battle?
    • Public opinion misjudged the two most important wars fought by this country in the last century.
    • Lily doubted he was serious, but just maybe she had misjudged him.
    • Does it worry me knowing that we might similarly be misjudging North Korea?
    1. 1.1 Make an incorrect estimation or assessment of.
      the horse misjudged the fence and Mrs Weaver was thrown off
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Halfway down, he realised he had seriously misjudged the time.
      • One of the NHL's biggest mistakes was misjudging the size and marketability of potential NHL cities.
      • A batsman gives it away by playing a rash shot, or misjudging the line and length, or playing the wrong shot.
      • She jumped off the swing to stand before him, but she misjudged her footing and tripped over her long skirts to fall flat on her face.
      • Seriously misjudging the popular mood in Spain, Napoleon, with a mixture of intrigue and brute force, sought to remove the Bourbons and replace them with one of his brothers.
      • I felt slightly stung, as though I'd completely misjudged the previous caliber of the story.
      • At long distances, players often misjudge the speed of the receiver.
      • Instead, she reaches out for David's shoulder but misjudges the distance.
      • I should perhaps mention, from my own experience, that even an experienced novelist can seriously misjudge the length of a novel.
      • He misjudged the distance between him and a chair, as he stumbled over it.
      • The eight-year-old tends to trip often, misjudge space and bangs into things and is not comfortable climbing stairs.
      • They certainly surprised the press and broadcast media, which badly misjudged the public mood.
      • But still, Taiwan should never discount the possibility that China might misjudge the situation.
      • I'd imagine this directly kills dozens of people every year who get the dosage wrong or misjudge the breaking strain of a rope.
      • He gets the feeling that he has misjudged the whole situation entirely.
      • Since the apparent size of the creature depends on how fur away it is, then mistaking either the distance or size will result in misjudging the other accordingly.
      • I must have misjudged the distance, or the speed of the ball.
      • He said that drivers that have been ‘driving for decades have a tendency of being overconfident’ on the road, often causing them to misjudge certain conditions and causing serious accidents.
      • He'd completely misjudged my not inconsiderable speed, obviously.
      Synonyms
      get the wrong idea about, get wrong, get the wrong end of the stick about, judge incorrectly, jump to the wrong conclusion about, estimate wrongly
      overestimate, underestimate, overvalue, undervalue, underrate, be wrong about, miscalculate, misconstrue, misread, misapprehend
      wrong, do someone an injustice, belittle

Derivatives

  • misjudgement

  • noun mɪsˈdʒʌdʒm(ə)nt
    • In the days when pregnancy was the greatest fear and information was scarce it was forgivable that individuals made mistakes and misjudgments, but today that should not be the case and the risks involved are so much greater.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not a single government minister has resigned or been sacked for the mistakes made, the misjudgments taken, and the false prospectus on which we were taken to war.
      • Based entirely on anonymous sources, the article chronicles an unrelieved series of misjudgments, errors and failures.
      • Social services, education and health managers in Norfolk said a series of crucial mistakes and misjudgments had been made.
      • Incorrect reports are mainly the results of mistakes or misjudgments, and are seldom made on purpose.

Rhymes

adjudge, begrudge, bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, grudge, judge, nudge, pudge, sludge, smudge, trudge
 
 

Definition of misjudge in US English:

misjudge

verbˌmisˈjəjˌmɪsˈdʒədʒ
[with object]
  • 1Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.

    he felt that he had completely misjudged the man
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His status as one of the most popular ‘conservative’ bloggers, though, made me wonder if I wasn't simply misjudging him.
    • Clearly, we thought The Corrs were a straight act, but it turns out we've been misjudging them: they've been a parody of The Nolans in the style of the Cranberries all along.
    • Does it worry me knowing that we might similarly be misjudging North Korea?
    • Putting all this together, I concluded that I've misjudged them.
    • In any case, he clearly feels that his right-wing government is being gravely misjudged because of the leftwing historical bias being taught in schools.
    • Lily doubted he was serious, but just maybe she had misjudged him.
    • But is it just the far left that is badly misjudging this battle?
    • We totally misjudged the political forces within the country.
    • Too many liberal and progressive activists misjudged the recall revolt and wound up on the wrong side of a populist tsunami.
    • I think the Bush supporters would say, well, maybe the Europeans are misjudging Bush the same way.
    • I'm sorry for misjudging you and jumping to conclusions.
    • ‘They misjudged the mood of the area and their ability to fight it (the plans),’ he said.
    • Public opinion misjudged the two most important wars fought by this country in the last century.
    • There is an anecdote in the most recent book about the Bush White House which neatly captures how Europeans misjudge the President, and why they are wrong to do so.
    • It's good to be working in a more positive environment again and C.S. if you read this, my apologies for misjudging you.
    • You know, I may have misjudged what a great man and great president Ronald Reagan really was.
    • Had I misjudged the general nature of the human?
    • On reflection, I wonder if I've misjudged what he's been doing.
    • No, well I don't think that anybody's misjudged the Iraqi dictator and the brutality of the man.
    1. 1.1 Make an incorrect estimation or assessment of.
      the horse misjudged the fence and Mrs. Weaver was thrown off
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She jumped off the swing to stand before him, but she misjudged her footing and tripped over her long skirts to fall flat on her face.
      • Since the apparent size of the creature depends on how fur away it is, then mistaking either the distance or size will result in misjudging the other accordingly.
      • Halfway down, he realised he had seriously misjudged the time.
      • They certainly surprised the press and broadcast media, which badly misjudged the public mood.
      • He gets the feeling that he has misjudged the whole situation entirely.
      • He'd completely misjudged my not inconsiderable speed, obviously.
      • He said that drivers that have been ‘driving for decades have a tendency of being overconfident’ on the road, often causing them to misjudge certain conditions and causing serious accidents.
      • Instead, she reaches out for David's shoulder but misjudges the distance.
      • One of the NHL's biggest mistakes was misjudging the size and marketability of potential NHL cities.
      • At long distances, players often misjudge the speed of the receiver.
      • He misjudged the distance between him and a chair, as he stumbled over it.
      • A batsman gives it away by playing a rash shot, or misjudging the line and length, or playing the wrong shot.
      • I should perhaps mention, from my own experience, that even an experienced novelist can seriously misjudge the length of a novel.
      • I'd imagine this directly kills dozens of people every year who get the dosage wrong or misjudge the breaking strain of a rope.
      • I felt slightly stung, as though I'd completely misjudged the previous caliber of the story.
      • But still, Taiwan should never discount the possibility that China might misjudge the situation.
      • Seriously misjudging the popular mood in Spain, Napoleon, with a mixture of intrigue and brute force, sought to remove the Bourbons and replace them with one of his brothers.
      • The eight-year-old tends to trip often, misjudge space and bangs into things and is not comfortable climbing stairs.
      • I must have misjudged the distance, or the speed of the ball.
      Synonyms
      get the wrong idea about, get wrong, get the wrong end of the stick about, judge incorrectly, jump to the wrong conclusion about, estimate wrongly
 
 
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