better judgment

language: es

definitions

  1. The capacity to make wise, sensible, or prudent decisions based on experience, reason, and logic.
    es: Mejor juicio
  2. The sense of what is right or prudent, typically used in the phrase 'against one's better judgment' to describe acting contrary to wisdom.
    es: Contra el juicio

examples

  1. She relied on her better judgment to avoid the dangerous shortcut.

    Ella confió en su mejor juicio para evitar el atajo peligroso.

  2. Against my better judgment, I decided to lend him the money.

    Contra mi mejor juicio, decidí prestarle el dinero.