reorientation vs reversion

reorientation and reversion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reorientation	Yes	No	No	No
reversion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reversion is a hyponym of reorientation; that is, reversion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reorientation:

reorientation: the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
reversion: turning in the opposite direction

Other hyponyms of reorientation include turn, reversal, reverse, turnabout, turnaround, change of course.

reorientation (noun)	reversion (noun)
the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented	a failure to maintain a higher state
a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs	turning in the opposite direction
	returning to a former state
	(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
	a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
	(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

reorientation vs reversion

reorientation and reversion both are nouns.

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