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misjudgment

UK/mɪs'dʒʌdʒmənt/US
C2

Definitions

n.

A mistake in judgment

判断错误;错误估计

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mis-wrongly, badly
+
judglaw, right, oath, justice
+
-mentaction, result, state
=misjudgment

mis- (wrongly) + judgment = a judgment made wrongly.

Root jur still carries 75 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The crash was caused by a simple misjudgment of distance.

  • 2.

    Hiring him turned out to be a costly misjudgment.

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