Meanings
nounreorientation (countable and uncountable, plural reorientations)
plural reorientations
- countableuncountableA new orientation.
- countableuncountableThe act of changing the direction of something.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
Similar
change of direction
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
- Proto-Italic*oriōr
- Latinorior
- Latinorientem
- Frenchorient
- Frenchorienter
- Frenchorientation
- Englishorientation
- Englishreorientation
From re- + orientation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan reorientació
- reorientacióthe act of reorienting
French réorientation
- réorientationthe act of reorienting
Greek αναπροσανατολισμός
- αναπροσανατολισμός (anaprosanatolismós)the act of reorienting
Italian riorientamento, riorientazione
- riorientamentothe act of reorienting
- riorientazionethe act of reorienting
Polish reorientacja
- reorientacjathe act of reorienting
Russian переориента́ция
- переориента́ция (pereorijentácija)the act of reorienting
Spanish reorientación
- reorientaciónthe act of reorienting
Ukrainian переорієнтація
- переорієнтація (pereorijentacija)the act of reorienting
Cite this entry
APA
reorientation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reorientation
MLA
“reorientation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reorientation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reorientation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reorientation.
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