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

This made their difficult readjustment to civilian life even harder. —Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025

No one knows the ultimate impact of today’s global readjustment on the U.S. stock market. —Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025

The remedy for this situation, ironically, is to refresh Obama's original view of what mattered most: a gradual readjustment of the United States' leadership role in an emerging global order. —Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012

Joao Neves is too tight to Henrikh Mkhitaryan while Hakimi’s pressure and readjustment blocks any inside pass, forcing Federico Dimarco long. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for readjustment

• maladjustment
• adjustment