 deliberation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question | |
| Examples: | "the deliberations of the jury" |
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| Related terms: | discussion plural | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychology) careful consideration | |
| Synonyms: | advisement weighing | |
| Examples: | "a little deliberation would have deterred them" |
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| Related terms: | consideration think advise debate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) planning something carefully and intentionally | |
| Synonyms: | calculation | |
| Examples: | "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" |
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| Related terms: | planning forecast | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry | |
| Synonyms: | slowness unhurriedness deliberateness | |
| Related terms: | pace dilatoriness leisureliness | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision | |
| Synonyms: | deliberateness | |
| Examples: | "he was a man of judicial deliberation" |
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| Related terms: | thoughtfulness intentionality consider | |
| Similar spelling: |
deliberative deliberate deliberateness deliberately deliverance |
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