Home › Words › P › premortempremortempremortem means before death.EtymologyFrom pre- (“before”) + Latin mortem (accusative singular of mors (“death”)), after post mortem.adjBefore death.advBefore death.nounAn analysis of potential failure before it happens.e.g.“Military researchers have been testing the use of premortems to critique military plans. Where, when, and why might coordination break down? How might the breakdowns be rectified at the time?” — 2007, Gershon Tenenbaum, Robert C. Eklund, Handbook of Sport Psychology, page 279:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antemortem 81% match — Having occurred or having been inflicted before death. vs premortem →predeath 76% match — prior to death vs premortem →preautopsy 75% match — Prior to autopsy. vs premortem →premortal 73% match — Before the start of life. vs premortem →prehumously 69% match — Before death. vs premortem →postmortal 69% match — Synonym of post mortem. vs premortem →prefuneral 68% match — Before a funeral. vs premortem →precremation 67% match — Before cremation. vs premortem →