assessment
noun
Simple meaning
An appraisal or evaluation.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈsɛsmənt
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Definition
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noun
The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
An appraisal or evaluation.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
Used this way, assessment is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use assessment
- “The assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership.”noun
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Word family
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An official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation.
A questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traits.
An additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property.
The value set on taxable property.
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Synonyms
Sense: judging or assessing a person
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