value judgment

val·ue judg·ment

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [val-yoo juhj-muh nt]
- /ˈvæl yu ˈdʒʌdʒ mənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [val-yoo juhj-muh nt]
- /ˈvæl yu ˈdʒʌdʒ mənt/

Definitions of value judgment words

noun value judgment an estimate, usually subjective, of the worth, quality, goodness, evil, etc., of something or someone. 1
noun value judgment subjective evaluation 1
countable noun value judgment If you make a value judgment about something, you form an opinion about it based on your principles and beliefs and not on facts which can be checked or proved. 0
noun value judgment a subjective assessment based on one's own code of values or that of one's class 0
noun value judgment an estimate made of the worth, goodness, etc. of a person, action, event, or the like, esp. when making such judgment is not called for or desired 0
noun value judgment (philosophy) A judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something, based on a particular set of values or on a particular value system. 0

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Origin of value judgment

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Value judgment

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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value judgment popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for value judgment

noun value judgment

assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
close-up — the end or conclusion: at the close of day; the close of the speech.
closeup — a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.

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