reappraisal

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noun

A second look at or reassessment of the value of something; a new appraisal.

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reappraisementrevaluationreviewreassessment
OriginEnglish appraisal ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreappraisal (countable and uncountable, plural reappraisals)

plural reappraisals

  1. countableuncountableA second look at or reassessment of the value of something; a new appraisal.

    It is only recently that a reappraisal of homosexuality has led some psychologists and theologians to accept it as a natural and potentially healthy expression of human sexuality.

    1976 February 7, Philip Gambone, “Coming Out: The Gay Identity Process”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 4

    Synonyms: reappraisement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA second look at or reassessment of the value of something; a new appraisal.

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reappraisement

More synonyms by meaning

nouna new appraisal or evaluation

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revaluationreviewreassessment
Broader
appraisalassessment
Also see
reappraisementreassessmentrevaluationreview

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishappraisal
  7. Englishreappraisal

From re- + appraisal.

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APA

reappraisal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reappraisal

MLA

“reappraisal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reappraisal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reappraisal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reappraisal.

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