premortem

See also: pre mortem and pre-mortem

English

Alternative forms

• pre mortem, pre-mortem, (rare) prae-mortem, (archaic) præ-mortem

Etymology

From pre- (“before”) +‎ Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mortem.

Adjective

premortem (not comparable)

1. Before death.

   Synonyms: antemortem, anthumous, predeath, prehumous

   Antonyms: posthumous, post mortem

   Coordinate term: perimortem

   • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 126:

     Reappearing, tape-measure in hand, he went into the bedroom and took slow and accurate measurements, whistling delightedly to find that his pre-mortem theoretical calculations and post-mortem practical measurements hardly varied.

Adverb

premortem (not comparable)

1. Before death.

   Synonyms: antemortem, anthumously, prehumously

   Antonyms: posthumously, post mortem

   Coordinate term: perimortem

Noun

premortem (plural premortems)

1. An analysis of potential failure before it happens.
   • 2007, Gershon Tenenbaum, Robert C. Eklund, Handbook of Sport Psychology, page 279:

     Military researchers have been testing the use of premortems to critique military plans. Where, when, and why might coordination break down? How might the breakdowns be rectified at the time?

Spanish

Noun

premortem m (plural premortems)

1. premortem