Reorienting

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of changing direction or modifying focus in various contexts involves adjusting one’s approach or perspective to reach new objectives or insights
2. It entails the act of shifting orientation or altering one’s viewpoint to achieve different outcomes or goals in a given situation
3. The action of altering direction or physical arrangement ; the process of modifying one’s mental outlook or approach

Etymology: "Reorienting" is the present participle of "reorient", which combines the prefix "re-" ("again" or "back") with "orient". The prefix comes from Latin "re-", and English took it up through Old French, so the verb is a doubly ancient pairing of parts. The base word "orient" is the older and more striking half: it traces back to Latin "oriens", meaning "rising" or "east", because the sun rises in the east and early mapmakers and builders oriented churches and maps toward that point. To orient something was therefore to turn it toward the east, and by extension to find one's bearings. Adding "re-" yields the sense of turning something back toward a known point, which is how the word's literal and figurative senses both arose. A ship that had drifted off course, or a person who had lost track of their position, could be reoriented by taking a fresh bearing from a fixed reference.

Synonyms: redirecting, realigning, adjusting, repositioning, resituating

Antonyms: misdirecting, disorienting, confusing, distorting, displacing