value judgment

noun

: a judgment assigning a value (such as good or bad) to something

Examples of value judgment in a Sentence

I am not making value judgments, I am simply presenting the facts. lexicographers do not make value judgments about words when deciding whether they should be entered in the dictionary
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The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 The rating is not making a value judgment about a politician who changes positions on an issue. Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024 This is not a value judgment, but rather an invitation to reflect. Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The researchers pinpointed this activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex, regions responsible for value judgments and reward prediction. Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for value judgment

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of value judgment was in 1889

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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/value%20judgment. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

value judgment

noun
: a judgment assigning a value (as good or bad) to something
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