English Explanatory Dictionary

debrief

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
  2. To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
  3. To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

Pronunciation

/diːˈbɹiːf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-debrief.wav

Word forms

debrief debriefs debriefing debriefed

Etymology

From de- + brief.

Derived words

debriefer debriefing undebriefed
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