as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home
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All of the Italian characters are just wonderful human beings, and a lot of the miscommunication is the two guys, Andrew and Nick, who played Dom and Cole are misunderstanding what is being presented in front of them.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
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Heard said investors tend to misunderstand Adobe’s deliberate approach to AI monetization as its creative workflow translates raw AI material into competitive intelectual property.—
Pia Singh,Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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However, not to be underestimated are Malia Rainey (11.57) and Marley Scoggins (11.60) from Calabasas (11.57) and Carson’s Christina Gray, who ran 12.05 to win the City title.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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They’ve all been discarded and underestimated, and all of them are capable of much more than the dead-end job to which they’ve been assigned.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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What migrants mistake for a lighthouse offering safe haven may just be the mirage caused by the bollard keeping them out, period.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Could the similarities confuse California residents who might mistake a sonic boom for an earthquake?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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In one classic example cited in Science Advances, judges frequently misjudge a defendant’s risk of reoffending.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Yeah, the second twist felt so much like Tucker & Dale and the realizations that characters have after misjudging people.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Aside from underestimating the vulnerabilities of Russia’s military, analysts have suggested that Moscow also miscalculated the support Russia would receive from Ukrainians in the country’s east who have close ethnic ties to Russia.—
Ben Horne,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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One risk is that the pilots will miscalculate which way the other aircraft is moving; another is identifying the wrong aircraft.—
Kate Kelly,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Misestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misestimate. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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