post-mortem
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6.5
- noun
- /ˌpoʊstˈmɔːrtəm/
- Jargon
:
análisis posterior
- The manager requested a post-mortem meeting to analyze what went wrong during the last quarter.
Examples
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What's your post mortem on the brand positioning of philosophy and philosophers?
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I know that many of us are hesitant to do a post-mortem on the Romney campaign.
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And they did a post mortem on the vote last week.
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We'll have to wait for the post mortem report.
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I want you to take another look at the post-mortem.
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I'll be able to say more after the post-mortem.
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So I think the place to begin is a little post mortem on BTI.
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I suspect we won't have an answer to that question until we do a post-mortem on this mess next month.
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I appreciate the post-mortem.
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I did state that we need to do a post-mortem to learn from the lessons of what we could have done better in order to strengthen our protocols and improve resiliency.
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Synonyms
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5.6
A meeting after a task to talk about what happened and how to improve
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7.1
A discussion to find what went right or wrong after an event
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6.0
A meeting after a project or event to discuss what went well and how to improve
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
How Detailed
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2.9
- Jargon
3
6.5
245
3.9
- Formal
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6.1
- Literature
252
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
post-mortem = mortem (semi-transparent) = post + mortem
The figurative sense ('after-event analysis') is a metaphorical extension of 'after death' and may not be transparently obvious to all learners without cultural/contextual knowledge.
Etymology
Post-mortem comes from Latin post- 'after' and mortem 'death' and has the same root as mortal. Today a post-mortem is also a careful review done after a project or event, a way to examine what 'died' so you can learn and improve.