見損なう|みそこなうmisokonau[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto misjudge; to mistake; to misread
2. godan verb, transitive verbto misjudge (someone); to overestimate
3. godan verb, transitive verbto miss seeing; to overlook; to fail to notice
   私はすぐ出でかけた、もしそうしていなかったら、パレードを見み損そこなっていただろう。↗

   I left at once, otherwise I would have missed the parade.

• Synonym見逃すみのがすNeutralCovers missing or failing to notice something, and also deliberately letting a fault pass, as in 「ミスを見逃す」; it never implies overestimating someone.
• Synonym見過ごすみすごすNeutralFailing to notice something, or seeing it and letting it go unchallenged, as in 「誤字を見過ごす」 or 「不正を見過ごす」.
• Synonym見落とすみおとすNeutralOverlooking something through carelessness, as in 「誤字を見落とす」; the focus is on a detail slipping past you, not on misjudging a person.
• Synonym見間違えるみまちがえるNeutralTaking one thing or person for another, as in 「人を見間違える」; the focus is on misidentifying what you see, not on judging character.
• Antonym見抜くみぬくNeutralThe opposite of misjudging a person: it means seeing through someone and grasping their true nature.
• Antonym見極めるみきわめるWrittenWritten style; means judging something accurately or getting to the bottom of it, the opposite of the headword's misjudgement.
• Antonym見逸れるみそれるWrittenWritten style, mostly in the set phrase 「お見それしました」: failing to recognize someone or underestimating their ability.

Use 「見損なう」 for misjudging a person, as in 「君を見損なった」, or for missing something you meant to see, as in 「映画を見損なう」. For a detail slipping past you say 「見落とす」; for letting a fault or chance pass say 「見逃す」.

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1. 見みまちがえる。見みあやまる。
2. 見みないうちにその機会きかいが過すぎてしまう。
3. 特とくに人格じんかくや人間性にんげんせいについて、評価ひょうかをあやまる。評価ひょうかを下さげる。