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.
審判の判定ミスで試合が荒れた。
The game got rough due to the referee's bad call.
ビデオ判定で判定ミスが覆った。
The bad call was overturned by video review.
監督は判定ミスに抗議して退場になった。
The manager was ejected for protesting the bad call.
Composed of 判定 (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, VAR) has made 判定ミス a more prominent topic in sports discussions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 判定ミスをする: to make a judgment error
- 判定ミスに抗議する: to protest a bad call
- 明らかな判定ミス: an obvious bad call
- 判定ミスが続く: bad calls continue
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 誤審: misjudgment, wrong ruling — a more formal synonym commonly used in news reporting
- 誤判定: incorrect judgment — a more formal compound
- ミスジャッジ: misjudge — English loanword, used interchangeably in casual contexts