misjudge
/ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ/verb
उच्चारण मिस्जज
गलत अनुमान लगाना, गलत आँकना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth | ~ how, what, etc.
to form a wrong opinion about a situation or to make a wrong estimate of an amount, a distance or a time
गलत अनुमान लगाना, गलत आँकना
- The driver misjudged the distance and hit the wall.
- The government badly misjudged the public mood.
- The batsman misjudged the speed of the ball.
+ 2 more examples
- He misjudged how long the work would take and missed the deadline.
- Never misjudge the power of a strong team.
Synonyms miscalculate misread misinterpret underestimate overestimate
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[T] ~ sb
to form an unfair or wrong opinion about a person
किसी के बारे में गलत राय बनाना
- I'm sorry, I misjudged you; you have been very kind.
- Many people misjudge him because he speaks very little.
- We misjudged her; she is very hard-working.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't misjudge someone just because they are quiet.
- I realise now that I had misjudged my neighbour.
Synonyms underrate misunderstand
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
misjudge + person
Use it when you form a wrong or unfair opinion about someone's character or ability.
जब आप किसी के चरित्र या क्षमता के बारे में गलत या अन्यायपूर्ण राय बना लें, तब 'misjudge' का प्रयोग होता है।
- I misjudged her; she is far more helpful than I thought.
- Don't misjudge a person by his clothes.
misjudge + amount / distance / time
Use it when you estimate a number, speed, gap or time wrongly.
जब आप संख्या, गति, दूरी या समय का अनुमान गलत लगाएँ, तब यह प्रयोग होता है।
- The driver misjudged the distance to the bus.
- He misjudged how long the paper would take.
misjudge + situation / mood
It also fits a situation or public feeling that you read wrongly.
यह उस स्थिति या जन-भावना के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है जिसे आपने गलत पढ़ा हो।
- The company misjudged the mood of its customers.
misjudge + wh-clause
A wh-clause can follow: misjudge how, what or whether.
इसके बाद wh-clause आ सकता है: misjudge how, what या whether।
- Radhika misjudged how much time she needed for revision.
+Collocations 4
misjudge + noun
a persona situationthe distancethe timingthe mood
- The batsman misjudged the length of the ball.
adverb + misjudge
badlycompletelygrosslyslightlytotally
- The team badly misjudged the opposition.
be easy / tempting to misjudge
easy toeasilywronglyunfairlyfoolishly
- It is easy to misjudge someone you have only just met.
misjudge + how / what / whether
how muchhow farhow longhow fastwhat to expect
- He misjudged how fast the train was moving.
“More examples 5
- The coach misjudged the player's ability and kept him on the bench.
कोच ने खिलाड़ी की क्षमता का गलत आकलन किया और उसे बाहर बिठाए रखा।
- I misjudged the step in the dark and nearly fell.
मैंने अँधेरे में सीढ़ी का गलत अंदाज़ा लगाया और लगभग गिर ही गया।
- Many people misjudge quiet students as lazy.
बहुत से लोग शांत विद्यार्थियों को आलसी समझने की भूल कर देते हैं।
- The shopkeeper misjudged the demand for umbrellas in July.
दुकानदार ने जुलाई में छातों की माँग का गलत अंदाज़ा लगाया।
- Radhika admitted that she had misjudged her new classmate.
राधिका ने माना कि उसने अपनी नई सहपाठी के बारे में गलत राय बना ली थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He misjudged about the exam difficulty.
✓ He misjudged the exam difficulty.
Misjudge is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.
'Misjudge' transitive है और उसके बाद बिना preposition के direct object आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs involve a wrong estimate, but they differ in whether the error is about people or about amounts.
इन क्रियाओं में गलत अनुमान शामिल है, पर अंतर यह है कि गलती व्यक्तियों के बारे में है या मात्राओं के बारे में।
To form a wrong opinion about a person or to estimate something wrongly.
किसी व्यक्ति के बारे में गलत राय बनाना या किसी चीज़ का गलत अनुमान लगाना।
- He misjudged the jump.
To think something is smaller, weaker or easier than it really is.
किसी चीज़ को वास्तविकता से छोटा, कमज़ोर या आसान समझना।
- Don't underestimate the paper.
To work out a number wrongly, or to make a wrong plan from wrong figures.
संख्या को गलत निकालना, या गलत आँकड़ों से गलत योजना बनाना।
- She miscalculated the cost.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American: the noun is spelt misjudgement in British English and usually misjudgment in American English.
British English में इसका noun misjudgement लिखा जाता है, जबकि American English में प्रायः misjudgment लिखा जाता है।