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# misjudge

verb (misjudge, misjudges, misjudged, misjudging)

«misjudge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To misjudge something is to guess wrongly about it, like an amount, a distance or a time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#m1)
2. To misjudge a person is to form a wrong or unfair opinion about them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons, people misjudge the speed of cars when crossing the road, or the depth of water before jumping in. In sport, a player may misjudge a ball. In stories, a character misjudges someone and later learns they were kind. Phrases: "misjudge the distance", "misjudge the situation".

### Examples

- I misjudged the jump and landed in the puddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#x1)
- Drivers can misjudge how fast a bike is going. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#x2)
- Never misjudge how deep the water is; check first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#x3)
- I misjudged her; she is actually very kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#x4)
- He misjudged the time and missed the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#x5)
- The goalkeeper misjudged the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#x6)
- As long as I live I shall never forget the wrong I have done you in so misjudging you, and in causing your father to suspect you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/#x7)

### Note

Regular: misjudged, misjudging (drop the e). Noun: misjudgement (British) or misjudgment (American). The prefix "mis-" means wrongly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misjudge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misjudge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misjudge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misjudge.html) on Mova free.