judgmental

English

Alternative forms

• judgemental

Etymology

From judgment + -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛntl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛnt(ə)l/

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• Rhymes: -ɛntəl
• Hyphenation: judg‧men‧​tal

Adjective

judgmental (comparative more judgmental, superlative most judgmental)

1. Of or relating to judgment.
2. (chiefly of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.

Usage notes

• Though both judgemental and judgmental are common spellings, the latter is significantly more so in American English, the former in British English.

Derived terms

• hyperjudgmental
• judgmentalism
• judgmentally
• nonjudgmental
• unjudgmental

Translations

of or relating to judgment

• French: jugeur (fr)
• Italian: giudicativo, giudicatorio
• Latin: iūdicātīvus, iūdicātōrius

inclined to pass judgment

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 評頭論足 / 评头论足 (ping⁴ tau⁴ leon⁶ zuk¹)

• Danish: dømmesyk
• French: critique (fr), moralisateur (fr)
• German: verurteilend (de)
• Icelandic: aðfinnslusamur m
• Italian: giudicante (it)
• Spanish: crítico (es), juzgador, judicante (formal), sentencioso, criticón (es), juzgón (Mesoamerica), criticador (es), juiciero (es) m (noun, disused), juzgamundos (es) m or f (noun, colloquial)

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• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} bevooroordeeld (nl), ^{(please verify)} subjectief (nl), ^{(please verify)} vooringenomen (nl)

Further reading

• “judgmental”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• judgmental in Britannica Dictionary
• “judgmental, judgemental”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.