Meanings
plural reassessments
- countableuncountableThe act of reassessing; a second or subsequent assessment.
He thought the types of wagons planned (short-wheelbase types) needed reassessment.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 421 more example
If you are a Cadmus fan, you will of course need no further urging [to see the film]; if, like me, you have had mixed feelings about his work, you may find yourself making a more positive reassessment after seeing the film.
1986 February 1, Nicholas Deutsch, “7th Annual New York Gay Film Festival”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 8
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishassessment
- Englishreassessment
From re- + assessment.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish uudelleenarviointi
- uudelleenarviointiact of reassessing
Cite this entry
reassessment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassessment
“reassessment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassessment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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