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misjudgment

misjudgment noun: an act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.

Noun

misjudgment (countable and uncountable, plural misjudgments)

  1. An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
    • In view of the excessive difference in permitted and actual speeds the Inspecting Officer rejects any claim to misjudgment of speed and considers the driver had not sufficient control over the train.1960 September, “Talking of Trains: Accident at Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 522

Forms of misjudgment

pluralmisjudgments
alternative formmisjudgement

Origin of misjudgment

From mis- + judgment.

Questions about misjudgment

What does misjudgment mean?
Misjudgment means an act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
What part of speech is misjudgment?
Misjudgment is a noun.
What is the plural of misjudgment?
The plural of misjudgment is misjudgments.

Words near misjudgment in the dictionary

  1. misjudges
  2. misjudgest
  3. misjudgeth
  4. misjudging
  5. misjudgingly
  6. misjudgment
  7. misjudgments
  8. misjuncture
  9. misjunctures
  10. misjustice
  11. misjustices

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