post mortem
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- noun
- /ˌpoʊst ˈmɔːrtəm/
- Jargon
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análisis post mortem
- During the post mortem, the manager reviewed the team's performance and gathered feedback to enhance future projects.
Examples
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The post mortem was totally consistent with suicide.
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Andrew: I like to do post-mortems on my interviews.
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A debrief: Hold a post mortem.
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Post-mortem report states the presence of Thallium Nitrate, a heavy metal poison in Aparna's body.
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That's the other thing I'm doing, West; I'm doing the post-mortem on the way that I explain what MixergyPremium is, just to see if I can do a better job.
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Based on these post-mortems coming out, if the vote suppression for the right wing was True the Vote, then Mittens' GOTV operation was
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Sure enough, that judgment came down two days after Human Rights Watch issued a 93-page post-mortem concluding that the tribunal's conduct "reflects a basic lack of understanding of fundamental fair trial principles."
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After the project ended, the team held a post mortem to discuss what went well and what could be improved for next time.
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We need to have a post mortem to analyze the results of the event and figure out how to do better in the future.
Synonyms
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A meeting after a task to talk about what happened and how to improve
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A discussion to find what went right or wrong after an event
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A meeting after an event to find what went wrong and how to improve
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An analysis done after a study to check unexpected results, not to confirm them
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
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Surface Forms
Morphology
post + mortem
The element 'post' (= after) is transparently compositional, but 'mortem' is a Latin element meaning 'death' and is not a common English word; the MWE’s usual use as an event review is a metaphorical extension of the literal 'after death' sense. Because one constituent is non‑transparent to typical B1 learners and the current meaning is a figurative extension rather than a direct composition, the phrase is partially predictable but requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Post mortem comes from Latin: post means 'after' and mortem means 'death'. Just as doctors look at a body after death to find the cause, teams hold a post mortem meeting after a project to learn what went wrong and how to improve.