value judgment

/ˌvælju ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
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Other forms: value judgments

Definitions of value judgment
  1. noun
    an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed
    synonyms: value judgement
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    types:
    moralism
    judgments about another person's morality
    type of:
    assessment, judgement, judgment
    the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
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