misjudged

/ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [mɪsdʒˈʌdʒd] /ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · [mɪsdʒˈʌdʒd] /ˌmis-ˈjəj/ (ame, mw)

misjudged — verb

  • misjudgedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • misjudgeds3rd person singular
  • misjudgeding-ing form
  • misjudgededpast simple

1. to develop an unfair or mistaken view of a person or situation, typically becaus

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to develop an unfair or mistaken view of a person or situation, typically because you formed your opinion too quickly or without enough information — for example, deciding a colleague is unfriendly before speaking to them, or rejecting a film as dull without watching it to the end.

例句

The coach admitted he had misjudged Amina, who later became the team's best player.

misjudged + person, past tense admitting error

Critics misjudged the new restaurant and gave it poor reviews before trying the food.

misjudged + thing (restaurant)

同義詞
  • misunderstand

    focuses on failure to grasp meaning rather than forming a wrong judgment; softer and less conclusive than misjudge

  • miscalculate

    more about assessing a situation or outcome than about judging a person's character

  • underestimate

    implies the person/thing was judged as less capable or valuable than they really are, which is one kind of misjudgment

反義詞

文法句型

misjudge + person/thing

be misjudged by + person

misjudge + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used when someone later admits their first impression was wrong. The subject is usually a person who forms a hasty or incomplete opinion without enough information.

常見錯誤

❌I misjudged him as lazy.
✅I misjudged him and thought he was lazy.
💡'misjudge' is not followed by 'as + adjective'; use a separate clause to state the mistaken opinion.
❌She misjudged about his intentions.
✅She misjudged his intentions.
💡'misjudge' is transitive and takes a direct object; do not add 'about'.

2. to estimate a physical quantity such as distance, speed, amount, or time incorre

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to estimate a physical quantity such as distance, speed, amount, or time incorrectly — for example, believing a gap is wide enough for a car when it is not, or cooking too much rice because you guessed the number of guests wrongly.

例句

The driver misjudged the distance and parked too close to the wall.

misjudged + physical measurement (distance)

I completely misjudged how much rice to cook for eight guests.

misjudged + how much + clause

同義詞
  • miscalculate

    more general; can refer to math errors or strategic missteps, not just physical estimates

  • underestimate

    to judge something as smaller, shorter, or less than it really is — a specific type of misjudging

  • overestimate

    to judge something as larger, longer, or greater than it really is — the opposite direction of error

反義詞

文法句型

misjudge + distance/speed/amount/time

misjudge + how much/how far/how fast + clause

用法筆記

Common with measurements of physical space (distance, height, width) and quantities (amount, time, speed). The error is usually discovered by a result — a crash, a shortage, or a misfit. Less common with abstract estimates such as cost or duration.

常見錯誤

❌I misjudged the distance wrongly.
✅I misjudged the distance.
💡'misjudge' already contains the idea 'judge wrongly'; adding 'wrongly' is redundant.
❌He misjudged about the distance.
✅He misjudged the distance.
💡'misjudge' takes a direct object; no preposition needed.