misjudge

Universal Words verb 1 to form a wrong opinion about a person or situation, especially in a way that makes you deal with them or it unfairly: [VN] She now realizes that she misjudged him. * It is difficult to understand how they could have misjudged the mood of the workforce so badly. [also Vwh-] 2 to estimate sth such as time or distance wrongly: [VN] He misjudged the distance and his ball landed in the lake. [also Vwh-] misjudgement (also misjudgment) noun [C,U]