reorientation
UK[ˌriːɔːriənˈteɪʃən]US[ˌriɔːriənˈteɪʃən]
n
The act or process of changing your ideas or beliefs so that you have a different understanding of something.
n
The act or process of changing the position or direction of something.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
orientation
re
again
orientation
positioning
Etymology
The word 'reorientation' is a modern English formation built upon the older noun 'orientation'. 'Orientation' itself derives from the Medieval Latin 'orientare', meaning to face the east (from 'oriens', the rising sun), which broadened to mean aligning oneself to any direction or set of principles. By adding the Latin prefix 're-' (meaning again), the compound word logically signifies the action of aligning or positioning oneself once more. Thus, the term evolved from a literal concept of facing the geographical east to an abstract process of adjusting one's physical direction or, more commonly, one's mental or strategic focus.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + orientation (positioning)
re: Latin origin, a prefix meaning "again" or "back".
orientation: From Latin 'oriens' (rising, east), via French. The core morpheme 'orient' means to align or position, and the suffix '-ation' forms a noun indicating an action or process.
Examples
The company's reorientation towards sustainable products was welcomed by investors.
After the injury, the patient required a period of reorientation to their surroundings.
The political party underwent a significant ideological reorientation.