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debriefto question someone in detail about a completed mission, operation, or experience

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to question someone in detail about a completed mission, operation, or experience

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌdiːˈbriːf/

Korean meaning: 임무나 작업 완료 후 자세히 질문하거나 보고받다

Korean pronunciation: 디**브리**프

Example Sentences

  • After the disastrous cooking show, the chef was debriefed about why he tried to flambe the salad.
  • NASA debriefs astronauts immediately after their return to Earth.
  • The spy was debriefed for hours about his cover being blown when he ordered kimchi at the Italian restaurant.

debrief

VERB

//ˌdiːˈbriːf//

to question someone in detail about a completed mission, operation, or experience

debrief concept
💡 Concept

After the mission, the commander began to debrief the pilots in a quiet room.

debrief rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Keep the debrief brief for instant relief!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌdiːˈbriːf/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌdiːˈbriːf/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootbrief

Origin

1940년대 군사용어로 시작되어 brief(간단한 보고)에 de-(제거, 반대)를 붙여 '보고서를 벗겨내다', 즉 '자세히 캐묻다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

briefgriefreliefbeliefchief
brief
grief
relief
belief
chief

🔗Collocations

debrief session
debrief thoroughly
post-mission debrief
debrief the team
emergency debrief
debrief meeting
debrief interview

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After the disastrous cooking show, the chef was debriefed about why he tried to flambe the salad.

NASA debriefs astronauts immediately after their return to Earth.

😄 Fun example

The spy was debriefed for hours about his cover being blown when he ordered kimchi at the Italian restaurant.

The research team holds a debrief every Friday to discuss their findings.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

interrogatequestioninterviewexaminebrief

Antonyms

briefinforminstruct

Related

briefingreportreviewassessmentevaluation

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