"teachable moment" meaning in All languages combined

See teachable moment on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: teachable moments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} teachable moment (plural teachable moments)
  1. (education) The time at which learning a topic becomes easiest. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-teachable_moment-en-noun-fLT506vd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Topics: education
  2. (figurative, transferred sense) A difficult situation from which one can draw conclusions about unsuccessful techniques, approaches, etc. taken, and handle similar situations differently in the future. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-teachable_moment-en-noun-J~1sqv8~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

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