different between aftercare vs debriefing

English

Etymology

From after- +? care.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???f.t?(?).k??/, /?æf.t?(?).k??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æf.t?.k??/

Noun

aftercare (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
2. (business) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
3. Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.
   • 2010, Jeremy Kyle, You Couldn't Make It Up

     […] bring the aftercare we do in the UK to the US and see if our approach can get the same great results on both sides of the Atlantic.

4. (BDSM) Tender affection and care given to a partner after a BDSM activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.

Translations

See also

• forecare

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di??b?i?f??/
• Rhymes: -i?f??

Noun

debriefing (plural debriefings)

1. The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
2. The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.

Translations

Verb

debriefing

1. present participle of debrief

Anagrams

• defibering

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English debriefing.

Noun

debriefing f (plural debriefings)

1. debriefing; the act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
2. debriefing; the report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.

Related terms

• briefen, briefing
• debriefen