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    misjudgement
    /mɪsˈdʒʌdʒm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the action of forming a wrong opinion or conclusion about something: "they apologised for the mistake and the misjudgement of staff"

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  3. MISJUDGMENT definition: 1. an unfair or wrong opinion about someone or something: 2. a wrong guess about an amount or…. Learn more.

  4. misjudgement. noun. /ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ (also misjudgment) [countable, uncountable] the act of forming a wrong opinion about somebody/something, especially in a way that makes you deal with them or it unfairly. The government made a serious misjudgment in its reaction to the crisis. Topics Opinion and argument c2.

  5. an unfair or wrong opinion about someone or something: Their decision to sell the house was a disastrous misjudgment. He is accused of making serious misjudgments and arriving at key decisions without adequate consultation. a wrong guess about an amount or distance: I made a serious misjudgment of the ages of the children.

  6. A misjudgment is an incorrect idea or opinion that is formed about someone or something, especially when a wrong decision is made as a result of this. ...a misjudgment in British foreign policy which had far-reaching consequences. Many accidents were due to pilot misjudgement. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. (Definition of misjudgment from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  8. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun misjudgement. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  9. Define misjudgment. misjudgment synonyms, misjudgment pronunciation, misjudgment translation, English dictionary definition of misjudgment. v. mis·judged , mis·judg·ing , mis·judg·es v. tr. To judge wrongly. v. intr. To be wrong in judging. mis·judg′ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...