noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of reconsidering or something reconsidered. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   thinking again about a choice previously made wordnet
3. 3
   a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

afterthoughtafterthoughtafterviewafterviewcommitment to memoryconsideration

Example

More examples

"There is no room for reconsideration."

Etymology

From reconsider + -ation.

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