早合点

はやがてん

Also written はやがってん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive, Intransitive jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

Kanji

• 早 early. Read as はや.
• 合 fit
• 点 point. Read as テン.

Example sentences

• 私は早合点して彼がうそをついているのだと決めつけてしまった。
  I was too hasty in concluding that he was lying.
• 早合点しないで。
  Don't jump to conclusions.
• 私がやったのだと彼は早合点した。
  He jumped to the conclusion that I had done it.
• トムは早合点する癖がある。
  Tom has a tendency to jump to conclusions.

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