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

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

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Jude Bellingham's return to the England squad for their final World Cup qualifiers is only the first phase of his reintegration by head coach Thomas Tuchel.

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The result—smaller, denser chips and “chiplets,” each with its own elaborate packaging—is a greater need for ultimate reintegration of the processes for coherent outcomes.

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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.

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"Moving from the informal sector to the formal sector with training is essential for their reintegration to be sustainable," said IOM programme officer Joseph Duck.

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