cloud (one's) judgment

cloud (one's) judgment

To cause one's judgment to become confused or impaired. Tom is usually a smart businessman, but sometimes his anger clouds his judgment and he ends up making bad choices. Her grief clouded her judgment when she was signing the paperwork, so she didn't really understand the terms of the deal. Please don't let your romantic feelings for Mark cloud your judgment on what is ultimately a business decision.

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