Misjudgment

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment. countable, uncountable

    "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."

Synonyms

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aberrancyaberrationabuse of termscatachresisclerical errorcontorting

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From mis- + judgment.

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