prejudging

[ pree-juhj-ing ]

noun

1. a preliminary round of judging, as in a contest where a certain number or percentage of the entrants are eliminated before the final judging.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prejudging¹

First recorded in 1660–70; pre- + judge + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It is people prejudging those he personally esteems when they are figures in a scandal.

From The Daily Beast

What Levy objects to, then, is not people prejudging the figures in a scandal.

From The Daily Beast

The old system, thought I, of prejudging people, and imputing to them motives and actions of which they never dreamed.

From Project Gutenberg

That is how most trouble starts, I reckon—not understanding, prejudging.

From Project Gutenberg

This shows there was no prejudging in the manner gentlemen have stated.

From Project Gutenberg

So without in his heart prejudging the woman, he drew his conclusions, true or false, from the impassibility of her demeanour.

From Project Gutenberg

The old system, thought I, of prejudging people and imputing to them motives and actions of which they never dreamed.

From Project Gutenberg