- reconsideration - a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
--1 is a kind of consideration
Derived form: verb reconsider1 - reconsideration, second thought, afterthought, rethink - thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
--2 is a kind of reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround
Derived form: verb reconsider1