deconversion

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UK/diːkənˈvɜːʒən/

noun

Undoing or dissolution of conversion.

Similar
regressionrestitutionrestorationreversionstep backapostasy
Opposite
conversiondevelopmentmetamorphosistransfigurationtransfigurement
OriginEnglish conversion ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundeconversion (countable and uncountable, plural deconversions)

plural deconversions

  1. countableuncountableUndoing or dissolution of conversion.

    Synonyms: regression, regression, restitution, restoration, reversion, step back · Antonyms: conversion, conversion, development, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation, transmogrification

    1. countableuncountableThe loss of faith in a given religion and return to a previously held religion or non-religion (typically atheism, agnosticism, or rationalism).

      Synonyms: regression, regression, restitution, restoration, reversion, step back, reversion, apostasy · Antonyms: conversion, conversion, development, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation, transmogrification

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUndoing or dissolution of conversion.

Similar
regressionregressionrestitutionrestorationreversionstep back
Opposite
conversionconversiondevelopmentmetamorphosistransfigurationtransfigurementtransformationtransmogrificationtransmutationsea change

nounThe loss of faith in a given religion and return to a previously held religion or non-religion (typically atheism, agnosticism, or rationalism).

Similar
regressionregressionrestitutionrestorationreversionstep backreversionapostasy
Opposite
conversionconversiondevelopmentmetamorphosistransfigurationtransfigurementtransformationtransmogrificationtransmutationsea change
Also see
regressionrestitutionrestorationreversionstep back

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishconversion
  8. Englishdeconversion

From de- + conversion.

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Translations

Dutch ontkering
  • ontkeringapostasy
Polish dekonwersja
  • dekonwersjaapostasy
Cite this entry
APA

deconversion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconversion

MLA

“deconversion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconversion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deconversion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconversion.

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