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REORIENTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
Synonyms:
change of direction; reorientation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reorientation" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reorientation"):
turn (the act of turning away or in the opposite direction)
reversal; reverse; reversion; turnabout; turnaround (turning in the opposite direction)
change of course (a change in the direction that you are moving)
Derivation:
reorient (set or arrange in a new or different determinate position)
reorient (cause to turn)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("reorientation" is a kind of...):
orientation (an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)
Derivation:
reorient (orient once again, after a disorientation)
