reintegration

American  

[ree-in-tuh-grey-shuhn, ree-in-] / riˌɪn təˈgreɪ ʃən, ˌri ɪn- /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of reintegration

First recorded in 1595–1605; re- + integration

Example Sentences

Sheinbaum’s government launched a reintegration program called México te Abraza, or Mexico welcomes you with open arms, that has provided limited support to those returning, according to migrant advocates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

But the long-term trajectory points toward bifurcation rather than reintegration.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

The dilemma for these communities is whether they can accept reintegration into a state that couldn’t protect them or prosecute their persecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Yet the governor of Borno state is speeding up the reintegration of displaced people from camps back onto the land - as part of his stabilisation agenda, and to counter disruptions in food production.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

I slept little and badly, the tortured soul could not separate itself sufficiently from the restless body to attain to reintegration and transcendental perception.

From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von