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misjudgment
This term carries a heavy connotation of failure, often implying a lapse in wisdom, discernment, or professional competence. It is frequently used in formal contexts, such as legal proceedings or corporate post-mortems, to describe a specific error in reasoning that led to a negative outcome. While it can describe a simple mistake, it often suggests a more systemic failure to perceive the truth of a situation.
Because it describes a specific instance of an incorrect decision, the word is treated as a standard countable noun. It does not possess the mass-noun properties of words like advice or information, meaning it can be pluralized normally to describe multiple distinct errors in judgment.
Meanings
Examples
The company's failure was the result of a critical misjudgment of the market.
I apologize for my misjudgment of your character.
It was a terrible misjudgment to trust him with the keys.
The detective realized his initial theory was a complete misjudgment.
I hope you can forgive my misjudgment regarding the situation.
A single misjudgment in the heat of battle can be fatal.
Maybe I made a misjudgment about how long this would take.
The general's misjudgment of the enemy's strength led to defeat.