readjustment

noun

re·​ad·​just·​ment ˌrē-ə-ˈjəs(t)-mənt 

plural readjustments

1

: the act or process of adjusting something again

undertook a readjustment of her life goals

A below-the-knee prosthesis is priced at between $10,000 and $20,000, and then there's the constant attention and ongoing readjustments needed to keep the prosthesis operational.

—Ronald J. Glasser

Sustained speculation may advance an upward price spiral, but bitcoin has already experienced several price readjustments in recent years.

—John Nugent

2

: the act or process of adjusting or adapting oneself again

a soldier's readjustment to civilian life

Even if new professions come along to compensate for the losses, they will probably require much more creativity and flexibility. It is far from certain that a 50-year-old cashier or bus driver will be able to make the necessary readjustment.

—Yuval Harari

Examples of readjustment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inconsistent interfaces force constant readjustment. —Sandy Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

The result of this reform and readjustment process was that the Icelandic economy began to recover some three years after the crisis started, and according to Iceland’s central bank GDP growth had caught up with the recovery of the US economy by 2018, surpassing that of the euro-zone. —Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

Even the panopticon quality that feels so weighted toward the White Spoons gets a radical readjustment. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024

Yet fears that a deal will lead to a major readjustment in U.S. regional strategy are overblown. —Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1