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judgment

judg·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhj-muh nt]
    • /ˈdʒʌdʒ mənt/
    • /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhj-muh nt]
    • /ˈdʒʌdʒ mənt/

Definitions of judgment word

  • noun judgment an act or instance of judging. 1
  • noun judgment the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion: a man of sound judgment. 1
  • noun judgment the demonstration or exercise of such ability or capacity: The major was decorated for the judgment he showed under fire. 1
  • noun judgment the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind: Our judgment as to the cause of his failure must rest on the evidence. 1
  • noun judgment the opinion formed: He regretted his hasty judgment. 1
  • noun judgment Law. a judicial decision given by a judge or court. the obligation, especially a debt, arising from a judicial decision. the certificate embodying such a decision and issued against the obligor, especially a debtor. 1

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Origin of judgment

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English jug(g)ement < Old French jugement, equivalent to juge- (stem of jugier to judge) + -ment -ment

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Parts of speech for Judgment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

judgment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

judgment usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for judgment

noun judgment

  • ruling — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
  • decision — When you make a decision, you choose what should be done or which is the best of various possible actions.
  • finding — an act of finding or discovering.
  • verdict — Law. the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.
  • sentence — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.

Antonyms for judgment

noun judgment

  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • ineptness — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
  • stupidity — the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
  • misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.

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