postjudice means an opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or after a given event. It carries an Arena rating of 1332, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, postjudice ranks #191 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #437 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #1,306 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #1,348 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words.
postjudice is pronounced /ˈpəʊstdʒʊdɪs/.
Why “postjudice” is a great word
A bias or opinion formed after an event or after acquiring relevant facts, formed within English from the prefix post- (meaning “after”) and the noun prejudice (meaning “preconceived opinion”). Unlike prejudice, a verdict rendered before the evidence is heard, or judgment, a neutral conclusion reached through consideration, postjudice is the stubborn verdict issued from the bench of hindsight. It is the smug certainty of the Monday-morning quarterback, the unshakable conviction of one who has seen the film’s ending, or the weary cynicism that settles after a hope is definitively crushed—the human compulsion to fashion a rigid, coherent story from the merciful chaos of lived experience, a knowledge that feels earned but ossifies into a new kind of blindness.
Etymology
From post- + (pre)judice.
noun
- An opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or after a given event.
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