poor judgment

collocation in English

meaningsofpoorandjudgment

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poor
adjective
uk
/pɔːr/us
/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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judgment
noun
uk
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/us
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/
the ability to form valuable opinions and make ...
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(Definition ofpoorandjudgmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Although the disinhibition improved, hispoorjudgmentand cognitive issues were still apparent.
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There was a tendency by some growers to attribute the low pesticide use topoorjudgment.
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Fifth, the disinhibiting proper ties of alcohol and other drugs may increase the odds thatpoorjudgment and impulsivity will lead to antisocial activities.
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Grandiose, paranoid ideation; florid psychoses; and rash,poorjudgmentcharacterized these episodes, which were sometimes followed by periods of flatness, emptiness, and despair.
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In mypoorjudgment, it has faithfully fulfilled a great public trust.
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It has no remit to deal withpoorjudgment, and that is why the people involved were let off.
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Secondly, increasing the rate at which alcohol is broken down by the body can causepoorjudgment.
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In fact, that probably showspoorjudgmenton the part of the banks and faulty risk assessment techniques.
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It was an informed speech from a chartered accountant, but one ofpoorjudgment, in my opinion.
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In the view of thousands of investors—and we agree with them—that demonstrated poor management andpoorjudgment.
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That is apoorjudgmenton the state of affairs among these small builders.
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The fact that they did not do so probably showspoorjudgmentelectorally, but certainly it shows a lack of loyalty to the coal mining communities.
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It was surely verypoorjudgmentto try to shut them up, which can only incite them to speak out more loudly, as they will do.
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It does, however, demonstrate his compulsion forpoorjudgmentand bad choices.
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I usedpoorjudgmentin publicly socializing with other women so soon.
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Being young and inexperienced, he has often gotten into trouble either by usingpoorjudgmentor saying the wrong things at the wrong time.
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Particularly, robots possesspoorjudgmentat high-level perceptual functions, including object recognition and situation assessment.
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In a moment ofpoorjudgment, he succumbs to the temptation to embezzle a large sum of money.
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Though he is intelligent and kindhearted, he haspoorjudgmentin situations involving children and their parents as a result of his own personal experience.
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