debrief
/diˈbɹif/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
Transitive verb
verb
To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
Transitive verb
verb
To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.
Transitive verb
noun
Example Sentences
- "But, for whatever combination of reasons - and, to be fair, he'd been blasted in the face by shrapnel, was probably badly concussed, and, indeed, would actually remember nothing from the battle after he'd been hit when he was later debriefed - aside from two destroyers left behind to help Hiei, the rest of the Japanese forces withdrew north just before 0300 in the morning."
- "We had a debrief yesterday."
- "Family psychologist Susan Gamache said a family debrief of the holidays, once the dust has settled in January, will help make Christmas more manageable next time."
- "Too often, organizations treat post-project debriefs as operational hygiene: a box to check before heading to the next engagement."
- "The debrief — based on consultation with government agencies and salmon industry operators — also outlined concerns about worsening environmental volatility and emerging marine disease threats, stating that "business as usual" approaches would not be enough."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English brief English debrief From de- + brief.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /diˈbɹif/
- British English: /diːˈbɹiːf/