deliberation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

Also spelled dehberation

US /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ UK /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
long and careful consideration or discussion

After much deliberation the jury returned its verdict.

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Synonyms

1 noun · long and careful... consideration reflection contemplation discussion debate thought meditation cogitation

Opposites

impulsiveness haste rashness spontaneity

Word family

Related forms deliberate deliberative liberate

Etymology

From Latin deliberatio ('a weighing, consideration'), from deliberare ('to weigh well, consider'), from de- ('entirely') + librare ('to weigh'), from libra ('scale, balance').

deliberatio Latin deliberare Latin libra Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# deliberation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. long and careful consideration or discussion

## Examples
- After much deliberation the jury returned its verdict.

## Synonyms
- consideration
- reflection
- contemplation
- discussion
- debate
- thought
- meditation
- cogitation

## Antonyms
- impulsiveness
- haste
- rashness
- spontaneity

## Related Forms
- deliberate
- deliberative
- liberate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deliberatio
- Root: deliberare
- Root: libra

## Etymology
From Latin deliberatio ('a weighing, consideration'), from deliberare ('to weigh well, consider'), from de- ('entirely') + librare ('to weigh'), from libra ('scale, balance').

## AI Etymology
Deliberation is from Latin deliberatio ('a weighing, consideration'), from deliberare ('to weigh well, consider'), from de- ('entirely') + librare ('to weigh'), from libra ('scale, balance'). In present-day use, it means long and careful consideration or discussion. Related vocabulary includes deliberate, deliberative, and liberate.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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