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reshuffle

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ʌfəl
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 SH AH1 F AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of reshuffling, a reorganization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To shuffle something again, especially playing cards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To reorganize or rearrange something, especially government posts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

shuffling again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the gambler demanded a reshuffle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reshuffling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shuffle, shuffling, make

5

noun

Meaning 5

a redistribution of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation

6

verb

Meaning 6

reorganize and assign posts to different people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The new Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rearrange

7

verb

Meaning 7

shuffle again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shuffle, ruffle, mix

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English shuffle English reshuffle From re- + shuffle.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: промя́на (promjána) — an instance of reshuffling
  • French: remaniement — an instance of reshuffling
  • German: Umbesetzung — an instance of reshuffling
  • German: Revirement — an instance of reshuffling
  • German: Umstrukturierung — an instance of reshuffling
  • Italian: rimpasto — an instance of reshuffling
  • Italian: rimaneggiamento — an instance of reshuffling
  • Spanish: reajuste — an instance of reshuffling
  • Bulgarian: разбърквам (razbǎrkvam) — to shuffle something again
  • French: rebattre — to shuffle something again
  • Italian: rimescolare — to shuffle something again
  • Bulgarian: преустройвам (preustrojvam) — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • French: remanier — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • German: umstrukturieren — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • German: umbesetzen — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • Hungarian: átalakít — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • Italian: rimaneggiare — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • Italian: rimpastare — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • Japanese: 改造 (kaizō) — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • Japanese: 異動 (idō) — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • Spanish: reorganizar — to reorganize or rearrange something
  • Tagalog: balasahin — to reorganize or rearrange something