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

The man could remain confined to a psychiatric hospital for the rest of his life, although regular evaluations will determine whether he still poses a threat.

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One limitation of the study is that both dental evaluations and brain scans were performed only once, making it difficult to track how these conditions might change over time.

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That should not be all that critical to the evaluation of a No. 9 batter, but Pages has been batting ahead of Ohtani.

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It took more than three years for Yamagami’s trial to begin, in part because of delays for a psychiatric evaluation.

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Scores on eighth grade reading and math in national evaluations are abysmal.

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Related Words

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