feedback
//ˈfiːdˌbæk//
formalForms
- Plural
- feedbacks
- present (v1)
- feedback
- past (v2)
- feedbacked
- past participle (v3)
- feedbacked
- present participle
- feedbacking
- 3rd person singular
- feedbacks
Definitions
1.Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
- After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback.
2.The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
- We've gotten a lot of positive feedback.
3.The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
- A loud feedback screech blasted from a speaker on the wall. It was a hailing signal of some kind.
1.To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
- The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.
2.To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
- Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.
3.To provide informational feedback to.
- His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3247
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From feed + back.