Misjudgment
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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.