better judgment

language: id

definitions

  1. The capacity to make wise, sensible, or prudent decisions based on experience, reason, and logic.
    id: Pertimbangan bijak
  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.
    id: Melawan akal sehat

examples

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

    Dia mengandalkan pertimbangan bijak untuk menghindari jalan pintas yang berbahaya.

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

    Melawan akal sehat saya, saya memutuskan untuk meminjamkannya uang.