misjudgement
Error in evaluation
Misjudgement is a failure to assess something correctly—a person's character, the difficulty of a task, the timing of a decision.
The word implies an error in perception or reasoning rather than bad luck: His misjudgement of the distance nearly caused a collision.
Also spelled misjudgment.
Error in estimation
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
misconstruction · misapprehension · misstep · misestimation · inaccuracy · fallacy · flaw · fault
Belief held without proof
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- guessworkConclusions drawn without proof
inference · surmise · hypothesis · leap · jumping to conclusions · misreading · overestimation · underestimation
Sorrow over past actions
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- lessonUnit of teaching
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
repercussion · aftermath · cost · damage · setback · embarrassment · humiliation · loss
Unfair favor toward some
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
blind spot · subjectivity · bigotry · narrow-mindedness · ethnocentrism · xenophobia · chauvinism · sexism
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
misinterpretation · misconstruction · misapprehension · misstep · misestimation · inaccuracy · fallacy · flaw · fault · gaffe
presumption
Belief held without proof
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
guesswork · inference · surmise · hypothesis · leap · jumping to conclusions · misreading · overestimation · underestimation · projection
regret
Sorrow over past actions
fallout · repercussion · aftermath · cost · damage · setback · embarrassment · humiliation · loss · chagrin
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
discrimination · blind spot · subjectivity · bigotry · narrow-mindedness · ethnocentrism · xenophobia · chauvinism · sexism · racism
misjudgementwisdom
Good judgment from experience
discernment · prudence · sagacity · insight · perspicacity