Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prejudgment

/pɹidʒˈʌdʒmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: pre-judg-ment
IPA: /pɹidʒˈʌdʒmənt/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A judgment made before evidence has been presented, a prejudice.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of prejudging; an act of forming a premature opinion or judgment about someone or something.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Pertaining to or occurring during the period preceding entry of judgment.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English judgment English prejudgment From pre- + judgment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prejudgments (plural) prejudgement (alternative)

Synonyms

prejudgement

Rhymes With

judgment judgement misjudgment

Questions

How do you pronounce prejudgment?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹidʒˈʌdʒmənt/.
What does prejudgment mean?: A judgment made before evidence has been presented, a prejudice.
Where does prejudgment come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English judgment English prejudgment From pre- + judgment.

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