misjudged
Got it wrong
Misjudged describes something assessed incorrectly—a person, situation, or action that was understood wrongly.
A misjudged comment lands badly because the speaker failed to read the room.
A misjudged pass in sports goes where teammates aren't.
To feel misjudged is to believe others have formed an unfair opinion of you: I've been misjudged my whole life.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
discrimination · bigotry · profiling · hasty · presumption · unfair · biased · prejudged
Treated with injustice
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
- malignedFalsely disparaged
- underratedValued below true worth
- undervaluedRated below true worth
unappreciated · overlooked · dismissed · discounted · slighted · snubbed · underestimated · victim
Error in estimation
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
misinterpretation · misstep · misconstrued · misperception · misapprehension · misreckoning · misestimate · wrong
Think about something anew
- reevaluateConsider again more carefully
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
- second-guessQuestion a decision afterward
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
reflection · revised · corrected · reconsidered · reexamine · second-look · afterthought · regret
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
partiality · discrimination · bigotry · profiling · hasty · presumption · unfair · biased · prejudged · narrow-minded
wronged
Treated with injustice
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
- malignedFalsely disparaged
- underratedValued below true worth
undervalued · unappreciated · overlooked · dismissed · discounted · slighted · snubbed · underestimated · victim · unjust
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
misread · misinterpretation · misstep · misconstrued · misperception · misapprehension · misreckoning · misestimate · wrong · incorrect
reconsider
Think about something anew
- reevaluateConsider again more carefully
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
- second-guessQuestion a decision afterward
hindsight · reflection · revised · corrected · reconsidered · reexamine · second-look · afterthought · regret · realize
- overlookedoverlooked, unnoticed, ignored, forgotten, neglected
- at faultguilty, at fault, to blame, culpable, blameworthy
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
misjudgedfigured out
Understood after effort
nailed · understood · spot-on · discerned
misjudgedappreciated
Recognized worth of
understood · recognized · valued · acknowledged · esteemed
- misjudging distanceIncorrectly estimating how far
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