reframe
To mount in a frame againTo mount in a frame again.
» Cognitive reframing may help you find hope in a seemingly hopeless situation; try it.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To mount in a frame again.
The woman in the shop was reframing a painting.
(transitive)To redescribe, from a different perspective; to portray or construe anew, from a different analytic viewpoint or via a different metaphor; (sometimes euphemistically, merely) to relabel.
Near-synonym: reconstrue
We must reframe our marketing efforts to prove to our prospects how we can save them money and make their jobs easier.
(transitive)To change the angle and perspective of (video footage captured beforehand), as by a 360-degree camera.
Examples
4 sentencesCognitive reframing may help you find hope in a seemingly hopeless situation; try it.
Mindfulness and other coping strategies can help ease crew stress and psychologically reframe a situation to turn negatives into positives.
Toki Pona urges us to reframe our way of thinking.
Cognitive reframing is a great debate. Like giving a kid a participation trophy. Making negative seem positive. It is what it is.
Forms
reframes, reframing, reframed, reframedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle