They appear to have misjudged the public mood on education.
He had misjudged the distance and scraped the other car.
English dictionary. 2014.
Misjudge — Mis*judge , v. t. & i. To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misjudge — I verb be bewildered, be perplexed, blunder, err, err in judgment, estimate incorrectly, fail to recognize, have a wrong impression, judge erroneously, judge inaccurately, judge wrongly, make a mistake, make an error, male iudicare, misapprehend … Law dictionary
misjudge — (v.) early 15c.; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + JUDGE (Cf. judge) (v.). Related: Misjudged; misjudging … Etymology dictionary
misjudge — [v] get the wrong idea bark up wrong tree*, be misled, be overcritical, be partial, be unfair, be wrong, come to hasty conclusion, dogmatize, drop the ball*, err, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscomprehend, misconceive, misconjecture, misconstrue … New thesaurus
misjudge — ► VERB 1) form an incorrect opinion of. 2) judge wrongly. DERIVATIVES misjudgement (also misjudgment) noun … English terms dictionary
misjudge — [mis΄juj′] vt., vi. misjudged, misjudging to judge wrongly or unfairly misjudgment n. misjudgement … English World dictionary
misjudge — v. to misjudge badly, completely * * * [ˌmɪs dʒʌdʒ] completely to misjudge badly … Combinatory dictionary
misjudge — Date: 15th century intransitive verb to be mistaken in judgment transitive verb 1. to estimate wrongly 2. to have an unjust opinion of • misjudgment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
misjudge — misjudger, n. misjudgingly, adv. misjudgment; esp. Brit., misjudgement, n. /mis juj /, v.t., v.i., misjudged, misjudging. to judge, estimate, or value wrongly or unjustly. [1525 35; MIS 1 + JUDGE] * * * … Universalium
misjudge — verb To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess. I misjudged you. I dont like your politics but I appreciate your loyalty to your friends … Wiktionary
