What is "postmortem" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 11-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does postmortem mean in English? Meaning of postmortem definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "postmortem" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "postmortem": discussion of an event after it has occurred

Noun

  • Meaning: discussion of an event after it has occurred
  • Synonyms: post-mortem postmortem
  • Hypernyms: discussion give-and-take word
  • Meaning of "postmortem": occurring or done after death

    Adjective

  • Meaning: occurring or done after death
  • Example: postmortem changes a postmortem examination to determine cause of death postmortal wounds
  • Synonyms: postmortal postmortem
  • Antonyms: antemortem
  • Meaning of "postmortem": an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

    Noun

  • Meaning: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  • Synonyms: autopsy necropsy pm post-mortem post-mortem examination postmortem postmortem examination
  • Hypernyms: examination scrutiny
  • Meaning of "postmortem": after death or after an event

    Adjective

  • Meaning: after death or after an event
  • Example: a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address
  • Synonyms: postmortem
  • Similar: succeeding
  • Synonyms:

    future, later, posthumous, post-obit, post-obituary, postmundane, dissection, autopsy, post, examination, necropsy, coroners report,

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    postmortem in English: postmortem
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