misjudgment
noun [ C or U ] (also misjudgement) uk/ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ us/ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/
错误的判断，错误的意见
an unfair or wrong opinion about someone or something
Their decision to sell the house was a disastrous misjudgment. 他们决定卖掉房子，这是一个灾难性的误判。
He is accused of making serious misjudgments and arriving at key decisions without adequate consultation. 他被指责严重误判，并在没有充分商讨的情况下做出了关键决定。
（对数量或距离）错误的估计
a wrong guess about an amount or distance
I made a serious misjudgment of the ages of the children. I did not realise how young some of them were. 我严重错估了孩子们的年龄，我没有意识到其中一些还非常小。
We wound round narrow mountain roads, fearing a minor misjudgment would send us crashing down a sheer drop. 我们绕着狭窄的山路蜿蜒而行，生怕一个小小的误判会导致我们坠落。
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- They might have done wrong or made colossal misjudgments.
- They made a serious misjudgment by assuming that the pound would fall steadily over time.
- One slight misjudgment would have meant death.