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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
misjudge .
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Examples
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The organisation expressed concern that the government was completely "misjudging" the nature and effect of the revelations made by Dr Gluckman.
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The auto maker's research-and-development team in Japan has been researching how the use of triangle-shaped markers may help prevent drivers from misjudging distances on either side of their car while traveling down narrow lanes, according to a Japanese report.
Honda Looking at Use of Windshield 'Markers' Chester Dawson 2010
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Whether he was guilty of misjudging his ability to fight back against these newspapers, I have no idea.
Response: We were Tommy Sheridan's loyal comrades, not his harem 2011
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The main actions that cause the most accidents, namely not paying attention to the road, misjudging distances and other drivers 'intentions, cannot be detected by a device of any sort.
New speed camera can catch drivers committing five offences at once Steven Morris 2010
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Hot tacky asphalt and misjudging his speed doomed Beloki.
Ask Nick: Tire disaster, the wheel behind the sticker, sequential shifts 2011
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And did I mention the failure, in the midst of a major financial crisis, to fill the top 11 positions under the Secretary of the Treasury – after woefully misjudging the abilities of the Secretary himself?
Stromata Blog: 2009
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Even when it looked like he might not make it out alive, when mortars were targeted at his neighborhood, he berated himself -- for relying on a cousin who worked as a driver for the American embassy as his "ace in the hole" to get him out the cousin escaped without Vlado; for misjudging how long the airport would keep operating, enabling escape.
Carla Seaquist: Self-Criticism: A New Habit of Mind Carla Seaquist 2011
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But there are dangers in raising prices — namely, misjudging what is an appropriate increase.
Raising Prices Pays Off for Some Emily Maltby 2010
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But this is misjudging the effect of the argument.
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For whatever reason I was misjudging ranges by 100 yards or more, even at 300 and under.
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