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Brief vs. Debrief

Brief and Debrief Definitions

Brief

Short in time, duration, length, or extent.

Debrief

To interview (a government agent, for example) at the end of an assignment, especially to obtain intelligence or to provide instructions regarding information that should be kept secret.

Brief

Succinct; concise
A brief account of the incident.

Debrief

To meet with (one who has undergone a traumatic or stressful experience), especially for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

Brief

Curt; abrupt
We were upset because he was so brief with us.

Debrief

(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
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Brief

A short, succinct statement.

Debrief

(transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.

Brief

A condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents.

Debrief

(transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

Brief

(Law) A document concisely stating the legal points being made, including often the citation and explanation of supporting legal authority.

Debrief

To interrogate (a person) who has recently experienced an event, to obtain information about that experience; - used especially of military pilots or diplomatic agents who have just returned from a mission.
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Brief

Roman Catholic Church A papal letter that is not as formal as a bull.

Debrief

Put someone through a debriefing and make him report;
The released hostages were debriefed

Brief

A briefing.

Brief

Often briefs Short, tight-fitting underpants.

Brief

Briefs Chiefly British The instructions that are given to explain a task or assignment.

Brief

To give instructions or preparatory information to
Briefed the astronauts before the mission.
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Brief

To summarize.

Brief

Of short duration; happening quickly.
Her reign was brief but spectacular.

Brief

Concise; taking few words.
His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.

Brief

Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool.

Brief

(obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.

Brief

(legal) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.

Brief

(legal) An answer to any action.

Brief

(legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.

Brief

A position of interest or advocacy.

Brief

(legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.

Brief

(English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.

Brief

A short news story or report.
We got a news brief.

Brief

Underwear briefs.
I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.

Brief

(obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.

Brief

A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

Brief

(slang) A ticket of any type.

Brief

(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.

Brief

To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

Brief

Briefly.

Brief

Soon; quickly.

Brief

Short in duration.
How brief the life of man.

Brief

Concise; terse; succinct.
The brief style is that which expresseth much in little.

Brief

Rife; common; prevalent.

Brief

Briefly.
Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief.

Brief

Soon; quickly.

Brief

A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
Bear this sealed brief,With winged hastle, to the lord marshal.
And she told meIn a sweet, verbal brief.

Brief

An epitome.
Each woman is a brief of womankind.

Brief

An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief.

Brief

A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.

Brief

A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

Brief

A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called Jockey shorts.

Brief

To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.

Brief

A document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

Brief

A condensed written summary or abstract

Brief

Give essential information to someone;
The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade

Brief

Of short duration or distance;
A brief stay in the country
In a little while
It's a little way away

Brief

Concise and succinct;
Covered the matter in a brief statement

Brief

(of clothing) very short;
An abbreviated swimsuit
A brief bikini

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