as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman
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Recent Examples of mismeasure
Then, if all goes smoothly, a journey down the Nile — which might, after all, also be mismeasured — could be next.
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Marina Dias, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
This was the quality that was mismeasured by the sensors and misinterpreted by the control unit of the Boeing 737 Max, contributing to the two crashes of that airliner.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2019
Marina Dias, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
This was the quality that was mismeasured by the sensors and misinterpreted by the control unit of the Boeing 737 Max, contributing to the two crashes of that airliner.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismeasure
Verb
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Make your wisdom easy to digest and impossible to misunderstand.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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If social media is any indication, some locals (and Karri) misunderstood the signup form and accidentally opted-in to getting alerts via text, phone and email...—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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Many business owners underestimate how much of their network is tied to their current role.—
B.D. Dalton,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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On big tech companies vs. startups in the race to develop new AI Never underestimate the ability of a giant to stumble over its own feet.—
Dave Davies,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Police are concerned that people may mistake game play as an actual threat, leading to unnecessary 911 calls and police responses.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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An autoimmune disease is when the body mistakes its own healthy cells, tissues, or organs for foreign substances and attacks them.—
Danielle Weiss,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Apple has now compromised the security options for tens of millions of iPhone users after misjudged government pressure.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The participants consistently misjudged the strength of the ties by wide margins, Johns Hopkins University brain science researchers Chaz Firestone and Sholei Croom report in the journal Open Mind.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Mismeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismeasure. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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