REORIENTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reorientation mean? 

• REORIENTATION (noun)
  The noun REORIENTATION has 2 senses:

1. a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs

2. the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented

  Familiarity information: REORIENTATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REORIENTATION (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

change of direction; reorientation

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)

 Context examples 

A computer-simulated model indicated that, while neck control is active, body reorientation into the wind is achieved passively.

(Scientists discover how birds navigate crosswinds, National Science Foundation)