English → Latin
“misjudge” in Latin
fallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint; to mistake, be mistaken, deceive oneself; to escape the malusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, m
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
misjudge
versari in enore; in errorem labi; falli: male or perperam judicare (Cic.): to misjudge a person, cogitationem alicujus non assequi (Cic.); voluntatem alicujus male interpretari: do I misjudge you or not? rectene interpretor sen tentiam tuam? (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for misjudge?
- The usual Latin words for “misjudge” are fallō, malus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.