prejudge

pre·judge

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pree-juhj]
- /priˈdʒʌdʒ/
- /ˌpriːˈdʒʌdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-juhj]
- /priˈdʒʌdʒ/

Definitions of prejudge word

verb with object prejudge to judge beforehand. 1
verb with object prejudge to pass judgment on prematurely or without sufficient reflection or investigation. 1
transitive verb prejudge form an uninformed opinion of 1
verb prejudge If you prejudge a situation, you form an opinion about it before you know all the facts. 0
verb prejudge to judge beforehand, esp without sufficient evidence 0
verb transitive prejudge to judge beforehand, prematurely, or without all the evidence 0

See all 6 definitions of prejudge

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Origin of prejudge

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

1555-65; < French préjuger < Latin praejūdicāre. See pre-, judge

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Parts of speech for Prejudge

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prejudge

prejudge popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for prejudge

verb prejudge

dogmatize — to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.
drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
misdeem — To misjudge, to deem wrongly.
misjudge — Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.

All 11 Synonyms of prejudge