Judgment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an opinion formed by judging something

the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈʌdʒmənt/.

Examples

he was reluctant to make his judgment known
she changed her mind
they criticized my judgment of the contestants

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sagaciousness mind judging legal opinion sagacity opinion sound judgment discernment sound judgement judgement assessment perspicacity judicial decision

Parts of Speech

noun	an opinion formed by judging something “he was reluctant to make his judgment known”
noun	the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event “they criticized my judgment of the contestants”
noun	(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
noun	the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
noun	the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision “opinions are usually written by a single judge”
noun	the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
noun	the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

Word Forms

judgmental	adjective	depending on judgment
judge	verb	pronounce judgment on
sagacious	adjective	skillful in statecraft or management

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Urteil

eine Meinung, die durch die Beurteilung von etwas entsteht

🇫🇷French

jugement

une opinion formée en jugeant quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

juicio

una opinión formada al juzgar algo

🇮🇹Italian

sentenza

un'opinione formata giudicando qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

oordeel

een mening gevormd door iets te beoordelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

julgamento

uma opinião formada ao julgar algo

🇷🇺Russian

суждение

мнение, сформированное в результате суждения о чем-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रलय

किसी चीज़ का निर्णय करके बनाई गई राय

🇧🇩Bengali

রায়

কিছু বিচার করে গঠিত একটি মতামত

🇮🇳Tamil

தீர்ப்பு

எதையாவது தீர்ப்பதன் மூலம் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட கருத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తీర్పు

ఏదో తీర్పు ఇవ్వడం ద్వారా ఏర్పడిన అభిప్రాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्णय

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा न्याय करून तयार केलेले मत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચુકાદો

કંઈક નક્કી કરીને રચાયેલ અભિપ્રાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀರ್ಪು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിധി

എന്തെങ്കിലും വിലയിരുത്തുന്നതിലൂടെ രൂപപ്പെട്ട ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਨਿਰਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਇੱਕ ਰਾਏ

🇵🇰Urdu

فیصلہ

کسی چیز کا فیصلہ کرکے ایک رائے قائم کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

判断

通过判断某事而形成的意见

🇯🇵Japanese

判定

何かを判断することによって形成される意見

🇰🇷Korean

심판

어떤 것을 판단하여 형성된 의견

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phán xét

một ý kiến được hình thành bằng cách đánh giá một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การตัดสิน

ความคิดเห็นที่เกิดจากการตัดสินบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keputusan

opini yang dibentuk dengan menilai sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

paghatol

isang opinyon na nabuo sa pamamagitan ng paghatol sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penghakiman

pendapat yang dibentuk dengan menilai sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحكم

رأي يتكون من الحكم على شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

قضاوت

نظری که با قضاوت در مورد چیزی شکل می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

yargı

bir şeyi yargılayarak oluşan bir fikir

🇮🇱Hebrew

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