misjudge

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verb

To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.

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

OriginEnglish judge ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmisjudge (third-person singular simple present misjudges, present participle misjudging, simple past and past participle misjudged)

present singular third person misjudges · participle present misjudging · participle past misjudged · past misjudged

  1. To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
misconstrueunderestimate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishjudge
  10. Englishmisjudge

From mis- + judge.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 誤判 /误判
  • 誤判 /误判 (ng⁶ pun³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 誤判 /误判
  • 誤判 /误判 (wùpàn)Translations
Finnish arvioida väärin
  • arvioida väärinTranslations
French méjuger
  • méjugerTranslations
German falsch beurteilen, voreilig aburteilen (if due to hastiness)
  • falsch beurteilenTranslations
  • voreilig aburteilen (if due to hastiness)Translations
Latin iūdicō perperam
  • iūdicō perperamTranslations
Polish źle oceniać, źle ocenić
  • źle oceniaćTranslations
  • źle ocenićTranslations
Portuguese julgar errado
  • julgar erradoTranslations
Romanian judeca greșit
  • judeca greșitTranslations
Swedish missbedöma
  • missbedömaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

misjudge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misjudge

MLA

“misjudge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misjudge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misjudge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misjudge.

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