(はんてい)ミス

はんていみす
noun
judgment error; misjudgment; bad call
sports
1. judgment error; misjudgment; bad call
An incorrect decision or ruling, especially by a referee, umpire, or judge. Also used more broadly for any erroneous assessment.
The game got rough due to the referee's bad call.
The bad call was overturned by video review.
The manager was ejected for protesting the bad call.

Composed of 判定(はんてい) (judgment, ruling) + ミス (mistake, from English "miss"). Most frequently heard in sports commentary, especially in baseball, soccer, and combat sports where referee decisions are closely scrutinized.

The introduction of video replay systems (ビデオ判定(はんてい), VAR) has made 判定(はんてい)ミス a more prominent topic in sports discussions.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 誤審(ごしん): misjudgment, wrong ruling — a more formal synonym commonly used in news reporting
  • 誤判定(ごはんてい): incorrect judgment — a more formal compound
  • ミスジャッジ: misjudge — English loanword, used interchangeably in casual contexts