Meanings
nounreacceptance (countable and uncountable, plural reacceptances)
plural reacceptances
- countableuncountableAcceptance again of something previously rejected.
Lost and recovered in the working through of repeated repudiations and reacceptances of femininity, vaginal sensations eventually unite and coordinate...
1968, American Psychoanalytic Association, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Latinaccipiō
- Latinacceptāre
- Old Frenchaccepter
- Middle Frenchacceptance
- Old Frenchaccepterder.?
- Middle Englishaccepten
- Englishaccept
- Englishacceptance
- Englishreacceptance
From re- + acceptance.
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reacceptance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacceptance
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“reacceptance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacceptance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reacceptance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacceptance.
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