Meaning & use

feedback

noun·Academic

Information or opinions about a person's performance or a product, given to help with improvement.

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The teacher gave detailed feedback on each student's essay before the final draft.

The company collects customer feedback through short surveys after every purchase.

A note on using this word

Feedback is normally uncountable in English; avoid saying a feedback or feedbacks, and say some feedback or a piece of feedback instead.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A harsh, high-pitched noise produced when a sound system's output is picked up again by its own microphone.

The speakers suddenly screeched with feedback when the singer walked too close to them.

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