observation
noun
[ ɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone.
• "she was brought into hospital for observation"
Similar:
watching,
monitoring,
scrutiny,
examination,
inspection,
scrutinization,
viewing,
survey,
surveillance,
surveying,
attention,
consideration,
study,
review,
• a statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed.
• "he made a telling observation about Hughie"
Similar:
remark,
comment,
statement,
utterance,
pronouncement,
declaration,
opinion,
impression,
thought,
feeling,
reflection,
finding,
result,
note,
annotation,
obiter dictum,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘respectful adherence to the requirements of rules or ritual’): from Latin observatio(n- ), from the verb observare (see observe).
