Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act or process of debriefing or of being debriefed.
  • noun The information imparted during the process of being debriefed.

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  • noun The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
  • noun The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.
  • verb Present participle of debrief.

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  • noun report of a mission or task

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Examples

  • The process of debriefing is to fill in the blanks so everyone involved knows what went on - especially from an evidential point of view - not to make things up to cover our arses and unfortunately that very occasionally means having to wait until some time after the incident to get the best and most accurate account. on September 10, 2008 at 10: 20 pm | Reply TheBinarySurfer

    Good For The Goose « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • Lobotomy is notorious for its over-zealous application and long-term damaging effects, post-trauma counselling - otherwise known as 'debriefing' - has been shown to make trauma worse in some people, and drug company advertising is widely cited for its insidious effects on both doctors and patients.

    Mind Hacks: July 2006 Archives 2006

  • Lobotomy is notorious for its over-zealous application and long-term damaging effects, post-trauma counselling - otherwise known as 'debriefing' - has been shown to make trauma worse in some people, and drug company advertising is widely cited for its insidious effects on both doctors and patients.

    Mind Hacks: From bad to worse: the worst ideas on the mind 2006

  • The so-called debriefing sessions became more and more delicate.

    Final Resting Place of The Pen 2010

  • The so-called debriefing was methodical and expert, to the extent that Naldo found himself being constantly surprised.

    Final Resting Place of The Pen 2010

  • What's going the happen now is there's going to be what is described as a debriefing period.

    CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2007 2007

  • Now, meantime, last night, family members were taken to police headquarters for what police describe as a debriefing and counseling.

    CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2005 2005

  • Now, last night, family members were taken to police headquarters for what police described as debriefing and counseling.

    CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2005 2005

  • But that night I met with the parents and did a type of intervention called a debriefing, a crisis intervention or critical incident debriefing, ...

    CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2002 2002

  • And I'm sure that part of the debriefing was a very, very detailed recounting of Lieutenant Osborn's recollections and as well as the others up front in the cockpit.

    CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2001 2001

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