noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of debriefing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We had a debrief yesterday.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: debriefing
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
debrief
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /diːˈbɹiːf/
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Canada, General-American: /diˈbɹif/
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Southern-US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian, New-Zealand: /diːˈbɹiːf/
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rhymes with -iːf
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 B R IY1 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
put someone through a debriefing and make him report
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The released hostages were debriefed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: question, query
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: débriefer — to question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence
- German: (eingehend) befragen — to question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence
- German: vernehmen — to question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence
- Hungarian: kihallgat — to question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence
- German: nachbesprechen — to question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc.
- Hungarian: kikérdez — to question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc.
- Hungarian: kifaggat — to question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc.
- German: (eingehend) unterrichten — to inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner
- Hungarian: értékel — to inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner
- Hungarian: kiértékel — to inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner
- Italian: fare il punto — to inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner
- Italian: fare un bilancio — to inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner