noun
feedback
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noun
1
Comments or reactions about how well something worked, used to guide improvement.
"Her manager gave her useful feedback after the presentation."
"We collect customer feedback through a short survey."
2
A high-pitched squeal caused by sound from a speaker looping back into a microphone.
"The guitarist got a burst of feedback when he stood too close to the amp."
How to Use Feedback
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither helpful comments on your work, or the electronic squeal from audio equipment.
Common pairings
give feedback
positive feedback
audio feedback
Word Forms
feedbacked past tense, feedbacks plural, feedbacks singular
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Etymology
A compound of feed + back, originally an engineering term for output looped back into a system's input.