REORIENTATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)