talk through what happened

debrief

verb|/diˈbriːf/

Review and discuss what happened after an event

Examples

In a meeting

Let's debrief the client meeting and identify what went well.

Over coffee

We need to debrief about what happened at the party last night.

Why this word

review

Debrief implies structured post-event information gathering, review is general about examining

discuss

Debrief has specific purpose of extracting lessons learned, discuss is open-ended

report

Debrief is interactive extraction of experience, report is one-way information delivery

Usage tip

Use after an event to systematically review outcomes and lessons learned

Etymology

English 'de' (reversal) + 'brief' (instructions) — originally military terminology

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