Meanings
nounreadjustment (countable and uncountable, plural readjustments)
plural readjustments
- countableuncountableA second or subsequent adjustment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of adjusting something to match a standard
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Frenchajustement
- Englishadjustment
- Englishreadjustment
From re- + adjustment.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French réajustement
- réajustementa second, or subsequent adjustment
Indonesian penyesuaian kembali
- penyesuaian kembalia second, or subsequent adjustment
Malay pelarasan semula
- pelarasan semulaa second, or subsequent adjustment
Portuguese reajuste
- reajustea second, or subsequent adjustment
Spanish reajuste
- reajustea second, or subsequent adjustment
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APA
readjustment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readjustment
MLA
“readjustment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readjustment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “readjustment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readjustment.
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