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misjudge

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I misjudged you. I don't like your politics but I appreciate your loyalty to your friends.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

judge incorrectly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: err, mistake, slip

Narrower terms: underestimate, underrate, overestimate, overrate, miscalculate, misestimate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English judge English misjudge From mis- + judge.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 誤判 /误判 (wùpàn) — Translations
  • Finnish: arvioida väärin — Translations
  • French: méjuger — Translations
  • German: falsch beurteilen — Translations
  • German: voreilig aburteilen (if due to hastiness) — Translations
  • Latin: iūdicō perperam — Translations
  • Polish: but see oceniać — Translations
  • Polish: ocenić — Translations
  • Portuguese: julgar errado — Translations
  • Romanian: judeca greșit — Translations
  • Swedish: missbedöma — Translations