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readjustment

readjustment

5 4.2
A change people or groups make to fit new situations
  • noun
  • /ˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt/
translation icon : readaptación
  • After moving to a new city, he found the readjustment to a different lifestyle challenging.
  • structural readjustment
  • readjustment problems
  • require readjustment

You have wind, which is a a readjustment of air pressure.

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Examples

  • Policies designed to create a common framework today can avoid major readjustments in the future.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Treatment protocols often need readjustment due to the rapid changes in behavior seen during the early stages.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Well, that takes some mental readjustment, which is, which is good for me as well.

  • We never had to go through any of that messy readjustment with roles stuff.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Successful readjustment to the school environment depends partly on the quality of the transition plan.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Most economists assume some sort of readjustment is inevitable.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In the mid-forties, the war caused a massive migration and major population readjustment and movement.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And you shouldn't have much of a problem then making the necessary readjustments.

  • Even if the North Korean nuclear problem is not resolved, the South Korean-American alliance faces a serious readjustment.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Large-scale U.S. troop reduction would be a fundamental readjustment in the alliance between the two countries.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

adjustment
vsreadjustment
106 3.3

Getting used to a new situation or condition

is the action of changing again to fit new situations or requirements
adaptation
vsreadjustment
64 3.7

Becoming suited to new conditions like a new job or climate

occurs again rather than being the first response to change
accommodation
vsreadjustment
  • Specialized
7 5.3

To change actions or ideas to fit new conditions

involves doing that change again to meet updated requirements
acclimation
vsreadjustment
  • Specialized
2 6.5

Becoming used to a new climate, place or situation as your body and actions change

involves repeating this bodily or behavioral change to suit new needs
acclimatization
vsreadjustment
  • Specialized
2 7.0

Getting used to a new climate, place, or altitude so your body works better

is about doing such changes again to meet new requirements
recalibration
vsreadjustment
1 6.1

A change to plans or strategy to make them work better

is about repeating a change rather than only altering strategy
readaptation
vsreadjustment
7.2

The process of getting used again to a changed place or situation

is the action of changing again to fit new situations or requirements
adaption
vsreadjustment
3.9

A process of changing to fit new conditions

happens again, focusing on repeating the prior change

Antonyms

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

How Thorough

to overhaul
35 4.6
readjustment
5 4.2
revision
94 2.9
adjustment
133 2.9
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

readjustment singular
readjustments plural

Morphology

readjustment = readjust (transparent) = re + adjust + ment

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'readjust' meaning the act or result of readjusting.

Etymology

Readjustment is built from re- meaning 'again' and adjust meaning 'to change something so it fits or works better'. So a readjustment is a change you make again to fit a new situation.