judgment

noun

UK /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

or judgement

Word Forms

singular	judgment
plural	judgments

1
countable/uncountable an opinion that you have after thinking carefully about something
judgment about:
It is still too soon to form a judgment about this.
judgment on:
You have to accept his judgment on the matter.
judgment as to:
The system allows us to make judgments as to its quality.
make a judgment:
He’s too quick to make judgments about other people.
pass judgment (=give your opinion, especially when it is a criticism):
The counsellor should not pass judgment or give advice.
reserve judgment (=not give your opinion until you have more information):
I’ll reserve judgment on him for now.
in someone’s judgment:
In her judgment, he was not very good at his job.
Synonyms and related words
Opinions and attitudes
opinion
attitude
view
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with judgment as the object
▪ accept, affect, cloud, deliver, exercise, form, give, impair, make, pass, reserve, suspend, use
2
uncountable your ability to understand a situation well and make good decisions
The alcohol had adversely affected his judgment.
use/exercise your judgment:
Don’t ask me – use your own judgment.
something clouds/impairs someone’s judgment (=makes it less effective):
Just for a moment, anger clouded my professional judgment.
Synonyms and related words
Intelligence, intuition and ability to understand
intelligence
intuition
intellect
3
countable/uncountable a decision that is made by a judge in a court of law
the judgment handed down today by the Supreme Court
Lord Haynes delivered a dissenting judgment in this particular case.
Synonyms and related words
Judgments, verdicts and official orders
acquit
acquittal
affiliation order
4
countable something unpleasant that happens and is believed to be a punishment from God
Synonyms and related words
General words for punishment
punishment
retribution
lesson

phrases

against someone’s better judgment

more by luck than judgment

sit/stand in judgment on/over someone

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