misdecisionn.
/ˌmɪsdᵻˈsɪʒn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsdəˈsɪʒ(ə)n/, /ˌmɪsdiˈsiʒ(ə)n/ Wrong decision or judgement; an instance of this.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun]
misdoom?a1425
misdeemingc1450
misdeem1470
misjudgement1526
misjudging1526
misreckoning1540
miscast1599
misratinga1626
miscalculation1720
misestimation1809
misdecision1827
misappreciation1838
misestimate1843
mismeasurement1859
unappreciation1886
misvaluation1903
1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. i. ii. 28 The danger of..mis-decision on the part of the judge.
1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xlvi. 528 The dikast trial at Athens..had in it only the same ingredients of error and misdecision as the English jury.
1859 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 22 45 Competitive examination and analysis, and shown with the check of publicity..against misdecision, is the only trustworthy means.
1964 A. Etzioni Moon-doggle Introd. p. ix The moon race proved to be a monumental misdecision.
1983 N.Y. Times 1 Apr. a26/4 Fiscal greed and managerial misdecisions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- to get, take, or have a rise out of
- to getupon
- to gibbet into
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- to gie laldy
- to gie someone laldy
- to gig
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- to giggle away
- to giggle out
- to giggle out time
- to gild over
- to gild the lily
- to gild the pill
- to gipsy away
- to gird about
- to gird down
- to gird forth
- to gird forward
- to gird in
- to gird in two
- to gird off