evaluation

[ih-val-yoo-ey-shuhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.

2. (especially in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.

Other Word Forms

• misevaluation noun
• nonevaluation noun
• overevaluation noun
• reevaluation noun
• self-evaluation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of evaluation¹

From the French word évaluation, dating back to 1745–55. See e- ¹, valuation

Example Sentences

Since that definition was adopted, U.S. schools have become more proactive about referring a greater range of children for neurodevelopmental evaluations.

From Los Angeles Times

Amazon said it had "made the difficult decision" after a "thorough evaluation of business operations and the very substantial growth opportunities in online delivery."

From BBC

"The public's criticism has alerted us that the evaluation of the expression of art needs to be more professional and we need to be more humble and respectful of nature," Arc'teryx said in its statement.

From BBC

Defending its job evaluation process as "fair and transparent", the local authority said affected workers had been offered other jobs, voluntary redundancy or pay protection for six months.

From BBC

Beck’s successor, Michel Moore, ended the protection in July 2018 after he said a new evaluation determined it was no longer needed.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• appraisal 
• assessment 
• calculation 
• decision 
• interpretation 
• opinion