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Definition: MISJUDGMENT |
MISJUDGMENTNoun1. A wrong or unjust judgment. |
Date "MISJUDGMENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1842. (references) |
Note: Misjudgment \Mis*judg"ment\, noun. [Written also misjudgement.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Credulity | Noun: credulity, credulousness; Adjective: cullibility, gullibility; gross credulity, infatuation; self delusion, self deception; superstition; one's blind side; bigotry; (obstinacy); hyperorthodoxy; misjudgment. |
Error | Noun: error, fallacy; misconception, misapprehension, misstanding, misunderstanding; inexactness; Adjective: laxity; misconstruction; (misinterpretation); miscomputation; (misjudgment); non sequitur; mis-statement, mis-report; mumpsimus. |
Heresy; (heterodoxy); hallucination; (insanity); false light; (fallacy of vision); dream; (fancy); fable; (untruth); bias; (misjudgment); misleading; Verb: | |
Misjudgment | Noun: misjudgment, obliquity of judgment; miscalculation, miscomputation, misconception; (error); hasty conclusion. |
Reasoning, | Misjudgment; false teaching. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | His Misjudgment (1911) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "MISJUDGMENT" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "MISJUDGMENT" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 20 | 78,262 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "MISJUDGMENT": jump to conclusions misjudgment. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "MISJUDGMENT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | gjykim i gabuar, gabim gjyqësor (miscarriage of justice, misjudgement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حكم مجحف, حكم غير عادل. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | неправилна преценка, недооценяване (undervaluation), погрешно мнение (misbelief, misconception). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | podceòování (depreciation, disparagement, misjudgement), špatný posudek (misjudgement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | mauvaise évaluation, sous-estimation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verkennung (failure to appreciate, underestimation), fehleinschätzung (miscalculation, misjudgement), falsche beurteilung. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | téves megítélés, tévítélet, félreismerés (misjudgement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | idea sbagliata (misconception, misjudgement), giudizio sbagliato (misjudgement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 誤審 , 眼鏡違い , 僻目 (bias, misunderstanding, sight error, squint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひがめ (attacking with fire, bias, misunderstanding, sight error, squint, torture by fire), "し" (fallacy, self-protection, wrong diagnosis), めがねちがい. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | isjudgmentmay неправильное суждение (misjudgement), недооценка (disparagement, misjudgement, underestimate, underestimation, understatement). (various references) rđava procena (misjudgement). (various references) felbedömning (misjudgement). (various references) yanlış hüküm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "MISJUDGMENT": misjudgments. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "MISJUDGMENT" (pronounced mi'sju"jmunt) |
| 7 | -j u" j m u n t | judgement, judgment, prejudgment. |
| 5 | -j m u n t | acknowledgement, acknowledgment, arrangement, discouragement, disengagement, encouragement, engagement, enlargement, estrangement, infringement, management, micromanagement, mismanagement, nonmanagement, rearrangement. |
| 4 | -m u n t | abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, ligament, maltreatment, measurement, misgovernment, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-g-i-j-m-m-n-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: judgments. | |
-3 letters: dungiest, gummiest, gummites, judgment, misjudge, mistuned, stemming, stumming, summited. | |
-4 letters: dimmest, dummies, dunites, dusting, dustmen, gummite, gunites, immunes, jesting, justing, mediums, midgets, midguts, mindset, minuets, minuted, minutes, mistend, mistune, musting, mutined, mutines, nidgets, nutmegs, smidgen, stummed, sueding, summing, tediums, tummies. | |
-5 letters: degums, degust, deigns, demits, denims, design, digest, dinges, dingus, dunite, duties. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-g-i-j-m-m-n-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: misjudgments. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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