judgementalismjudgmentalismn.
/ˌdʒʌdʒˈmɛntl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌdʒədʒˈmɛn(t)lˌɪzəm/ The quality of being judgemental; overly critical or moralistic behaviour.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > often unfavourable
commenting1597
criticism1607
censurea1616
judgementalism1950
stick1956
1950 F. C. Thorne Princ. Personality Counseling x. 155 Any of the classical errors of directivism may result in loss of rapport and estrangement, including moralism, judgmentalism, crude directions, etc.
1971 Family Coordinator 20 83/2 The style is felicitous and judgmentalism rarely intrudes.
1991 A. Borrowdale Distorted Images vi. 61 The religious addict..loses touch with personal values, and descends into judgementalism, dishonesty and control.
2005 Guardian 18 July i. 18/8 Censorious judgmentalism from the moralising wing, which treats half our own countrymen as enemies, must be rooted out.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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