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snap judgment

snap judgment noun: a decision made without deliberation or in excessive haste.

Noun

snap judgment (countable and uncountable, plural snap judgments)

  1. (countable, idiomatic) A decision made without deliberation or in excessive haste.
  2. (idiomatic, uncountable) Making decisions without deliberation or in excessive haste.

Forms of snap judgment

pluralsnap judgments
alternative formsnap-judgment
alternative formsnap-judgement
alternative formsnap judgement

Origin of snap judgment

From snap + judgment.

Questions about snap judgment

What does snap judgment mean?
Snap judgment means a decision made without deliberation or in excessive haste.
What part of speech is snap judgment?
Snap judgment is a noun.
What is the plural of snap judgment?
The plural of snap judgment is snap judgments.

Words near snap judgment in the dictionary

  1. snap guns
  2. snap in
  3. snap inhale
  4. snap inhales
  5. snap it up
  6. snap judgment
  7. snap judgments
  8. snap kick
  9. snap music
  10. snap of a finger
  11. snap of the fingers

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