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make a wrong judgment

[/meɪk ə rɔŋ ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/]
verb phrase
fazer um julgamento errado
1. to form an incorrect or mistaken opinion or decision about someone or something
Don't make a wrong judgment about her character based on first impressions.
Não faça um julgamento errado sobre o caráter dela baseado na primeira impressão.
2. to assess or evaluate something incorrectly, leading to a mistaken conclusion
The jury made a wrong judgment in their verdict.
O júri fez um julgamento errado em seu veredicto.
NYC Slang
misjudge someone; get it wrong
Synonyms
misjudgemake a wrong assessmentform a wrong opinionreach a wrong conclusionmake a mistake in judgment
Antonyms
make a correct judgmentjudge fairlyassess correctlyform an accurate opinion

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fazer um julgamento errado
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
fazer um julgamento errado
common in formal and informal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
fazer um julgamento errado
standard usage, sometimes replaced with colloquial 'tirar uma conclusão errada'
Portugal
fazer um julgamento errado
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

jump to conclusions
judge a book by its cover
read someone wrong
call it wrong
get the wrong end of the stick
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