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ミスジャッジ (misujajji) Japanese meaning: misjudgment | Kotomora

ミスジャッジ

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Meanings

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misjudgment; misjudgement

A mistake in judgment, often used in sports, games, or decision-making contexts.

審しん判ぱんのミスジャッジで試し合あいの流ながれが変かわった。

Related words

誤ご審しん
誤審 is a more formal term for an erroneous official decision, especially in sports; ミスジャッジ is a casual loanword for any misjudgment.
判はん断だんミス
判断ミス is a broader term for a mistake in judgment, while ミスジャッジ often implies an evaluation or call was wrong.

Built from

ミス+ジャッジ

Etymology

The referee's misjudgment changed the flow of the game.

あれは完かん全ぜんにミスジャッジだったと思おもう。

I think that was a complete misjudgment.

Borrowed from English 'misjudge', adapted into Japanese as a noun meaning 'misjudgment'.