misjudge

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mis·judge /ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ/ verb [transitiveT]

1 to form a wrong or unfair opinion about a person or a situation 对〔人或情况〕判断错误

The government misjudged the mood of the electorate.

政府错误地判断了选民的情绪。

I think you’ve misjudged her.

我想你是错看她了。

2 to guess an amount or distance wrongly 错误推测，错误估计〔数量或距离〕 SYN miscalculate

I misjudged the speed of the car coming towards me.

我判断错了对面来车的速度。

—misjudgment (also misjudgement British EnglishBrE) noun [countableC, uncountableU]

He accused the government of a serious foreign policy misjudgement.

他指责政府在外交政策上出现严重的判断错误。

Examples from the Corpus

misjudge• But she misjudged and slipped over the edge.• As it happens, I misjudged Kip and his whereabouts.• The more I think about it, the more I persuade myself that I've misjudged little Selina.• He'd misjudged Paula, he realised.• Automakers misjudged the American consumer when they stopped making convertibles.• In fact, the US generals had seriously misjudged the determination and endurance of the North Vietnamese.• I misjudged the distance to the turnstile and slammed into it.• Half the time I missed, misjudging the eccentric rotation of the bag and hurting my wrists.• He had misjudged the situation, and if he had added to his problems, it was his own fault.• It's easy to misjudge the speed of a car heading toward you.• But he had misjudged the speed of his descent.• Louisa saw that she had misjudged this woman.• I'm sorry -- it seems I've misjudged you.

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