reframe
Present something from a different perspective
Examples
In a meeting
“Let's reframe this setback as a learning opportunity.”
Over coffee
“I'm trying to reframe my failures as steps toward success.”
Why this word
reconsider
Reframe means changing the interpretive lens, reconsider just means thinking again
rethink
Reframe emphasizes new perspective on same facts, rethink is general about reconsidering
reinterpret
Reframe suggests actively choosing a new framing, reinterpret focuses on new meaning
Usage tip
Use when you want to change how people think about something by changing the perspective
Etymology
English 're' (again) + 'frame' (structure, border)
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