reconsideration
9
3.9
- noun
- /ˌriːkənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/
:
reconsideración
- Such an awareness can be a small stepping stone to a professional reconsideration of what we stand for.
- prompt reconsideration
- petition for reconsideration
- serious reconsideration
Examples
-
Do you have procedures in place for individuals to request reconsideration of library materials?
Academic text (2011) -
I will take that as a motion for reconsideration.
-
Okay, then we can ask for a reconsideration on that.
-
The first clearly calls for a reconsideration of the criteria by which we understand the relationship.
Academic text (1996) -
The result of the formal reconsideration process was to limit the checkout to fifth grade and above.
Academic text (2015) -
Their failed chronology and misunderstanding of context should prompt serious reconsideration of teaching practices.
Academic text (1997) -
Folk media allow for participation of the community, generate discussion, and provoke a reconsideration of social norms.
Academic text (2011) -
Furthermore, students feel justified in complaining of unfairness and demanding reconsideration when their grades do not match their expectations.
Academic text (2013) -
Preparation for comprehensive health care also necessitates reconsideration of current models for field training (e.g., practica, internships).
Academic text (2000) -
The committee decided to hold a meeting for reconsideration of their previous decision.
Synonyms
73
3.6
Doubts or a change of mind about a decision you already made
35
3.6
A thought that makes you doubt or change a decision you already made
9
4.1
A new check to see if something is still right after time or change
4
4.2
A time of thinking again about a decision to change it
4
4.8
The act of looking again at something to decide how important it is
2
7.4
A new court meeting that looks at a case again after a decision has been made
1
3.9
A second check of something to find mistakes or missing details
1
6.3
A new check of the value or importance of something
A formal review of a decision or case, often in law
A decision made again after someone reviews it
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
reconsideration = reconsider (transparent) = re + consider + ation
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'reconsider', meaning the act or process of reconsidering.
Etymology
Reconsideration comes from re- 'again' and consider 'to think carefully', so it literally means the act of 'thinking again' about a decision, like when you 'rethink' something and may change your mind.