"snap judgment" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-snap judgment.ogg [Australia] Forms: snap judgments [plural]
Etymology: From snap + judgment. Etymology templates: {{af|en|snap|judgment}} snap + judgment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} snap judgment (countable and uncountable, plural snap judgments)
  1. (countable, idiomatic) A decision made without deliberation or in excessive haste. Tags: countable, idiomatic Synonyms: snap-judgment, snap-judgement, snap judgement
    Sense id: en-snap_judgment-en-noun-WZeZUCyD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (uncountable, idiomatic) Making decisions without deliberation or in excessive haste. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-snap_judgment-en-noun-Vgs66vYI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

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