Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reflection-in-action

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: re-flec-tion-in-ac-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skill of thinking critically mid-conflict, rather than after.

Uncountable

Etymology

From reflection + in + action. Coined by Donald Schön in 1983 in his book The Reflective Practitioner.

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

reflection-on-action

Questions

What does reflection-in-action mean?: The skill of thinking critically mid-conflict, rather than after.
Where does reflection-in-action come from?: From reflection + in + action. Coined by Donald Schön in 1983 in his book The Reflective Practitioner.

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