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misjudge

/mɪsdʒˈʌdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
mis-judge
IPA
/mɪsdʒˈʌdʒ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English judge English misjudge From mis- + judge.

Inflected Forms

misjudges (present, singular) misjudging (participle, present) misjudged (participle, past) misjudged (past)

Derived Forms

misjudger misjudgingly

Rhymes With

judge fudge grudge budge sludge nudge smudge drudge begrudge trudge mudge rudge

Questions

How do you pronounce misjudge?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsdʒˈʌdʒ/.
What does misjudge mean?
To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.
Where does misjudge come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English judge English misjudge From mis- + judge.

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