Meanings
nounmisjudgment (countable and uncountable, plural misjudgments)
plural misjudgments · alternative misjudgement
- countableuncountableAn 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
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishjudgment
- Englishmisjudgment
Translations
Bulgarian неправилна преценка
- неправилна преценка (nepravilna precenka)Translations
Chinese Cantonese 誤判 /误判
- 誤判 /误判 (ng⁶ pun³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 誤判 /误判
- 誤判 /误判 (wùpàn)Translations
Dutch verkeerd oordeel, verkeerde inschatting
- verkeerd oordeelTranslations
- verkeerde inschattingTranslations
German Fehleinschätzung, Fehlurteil
- FehleinschätzungTranslations
- FehlurteilTranslations
Hungarian balítélet
- balítéletTranslations
Irish míbhreithiúnas
- míbhreithiúnasTranslations
Norwegian feilgrep
- feilgrepTranslations
Swedish missbedömning
- missbedömningTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
misjudgment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misjudgment
MLA
“misjudgment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misjudgment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misjudgment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misjudgment.
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