reintegration

[ ree-in-tuh-grey-shuhn, ree-in- ]

noun

1. restoration to a unified state.
2. Psychiatry. the process of returning the mind to an integrated state after it has been deranged by psychosis.
3. Psychology.
   1. the process of recalling an entire memory from a partial cue, as remembering a speech upon hearing the first few words.
   2. the tendency to repeat the response to a complex stimulus on later experiencing any part of that stimulus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reintegration¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; re- + integration

Example Sentences

Smart is Boston’s leader in assists per game this season, and his reintegration should allow Walker to focus better on knocking down the shots that come his way.

From FiveThirtyEight

I do know that reintegration has to be done slowly and carefully.

From The Daily Beast

That seems strange to most, but the reintegration process after war (and especially after capture) is anything but simple.

From The Daily Beast

They need rehabilitation, he said: education, economic empowerment, and social reintegration.

From The Daily Beast

I think we all agree that after a decade of war, reintegration poses a significant challenge for our troops.

From The Daily Beast

She has promoted an integrated model of care for victims of trafficking for their rescue and reintegration.

From The Daily Beast

Its universal disintegration and waste by oxidation; and its concomitant reintegration by the intussusception of new matter.

From Project Gutenberg

Still the process of disintegration and reintegration proceeded.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'm afraid the reintegration time of Colonel Johns is running out and he must return to his own time," the professor went on.

From Project Gutenberg

He says that the suture insures the reintegration of the nerve much better.

From Project Gutenberg

To which extent do they reflect pragmatic reintegration in the global economy or safe isolationism?

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