Advisement

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of giving careful thought or consideration to something ; a formal consultation or the advice offered by an expert or official
2. The process of reflecting deeply on a matter before deciding ; a session or moment when advice or recommendations are communicated
3. The state of deliberation or pondering before acting ; the formal provision of counsel or opinion to guide decisions

Etymology: "Advisement" is a fairly plain formation: it came into Middle English from Old French, where "avisement" was built from the verb "aviser" (to consider, to look at) plus the suffix "-ment", which turns a verb into a noun for the act or result of doing something. The Old French verb itself was formed from "a-" and "viser", meaning to look at or to face, so the root idea is one of looking closely at something before deciding. That original sense of looking carefully is what the modern word still carries. An advisement is the act of weighing something over, and by extension a formal consultation, or the counsel an expert or official gives. The spelling "advisement" with an "-i-" is the form that stuck in English, while the "avisement" variant found in the source was the older Old French and Middle English spelling.

Synonyms: consultation, deliberation, consideration, advice, counsel

Antonyms: ignorance, indifference, disregard, neglect, overlook