rethink

Definition

To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.

Etymology

From re- + think.

Example Sentences

• "Disability rights advocates are encouraging people to rethink the words "crazy" and "insane" as they stigmatize mental health."
• "There's a myth that incest survivors are an extremely small percentage of the gay male community. But that belief is something that needs to be rethought. One in six men (gay and straight) polled in a 1985 Los Angeles Times survey reported being sexually abused before the age of 18."
• "But the NCC has been forced to rethink its approach and has already extended the deadline three times, at short notice."