Rehabilitation

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʁehabilitaˈt͡si̯oːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Re‧ha‧bi‧li‧ta‧ti‧on

Etymology 1

Since the 18th century, borrowed from French réhabilitation, from Medieval Latin rehabilitatio.

Noun

Rehabilitation f (genitive Rehabilitation, plural Rehabilitationen)

  1. (chiefly law) vindication (restoration of reputation)
    Synonym: Rehabilitierung

Etymology 2

Since the middle of the 20th century, borrowed from English rehabilitation.

Noun

Rehabilitation f (genitive Rehabilitation, plural Rehabilitationen)

  1. rehabilitation (process of returning or assisting to return to good health and societal integration, usually of disabled or formerly sick people, or criminals)
  2. (figuratively, higher register, uncommon) restoration
    • 2014 October 12, Gudrun Harrer, “Wiederaufbau bringt Fatah und Hamas zusammen”, in Der Standard‎, archived from the original on 2022-01-27:
      Die Kabinettssitzung war kurz und rein symbolisch - als Demonstration von Einigkeit vor der Gaza-Wiederaufbaukonferenz in Kairo (siehe oben). Der Versöhnungsprozess stagniert, mit der Rehabilitation des verwüsteten Gazastreifens hat man immerhin ein gemeinsames Projekt.
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Alternative forms

Declension
Declension of Rehabilitation [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rehabilitation die Rehabilitationen
genitive einer der Rehabilitation der Rehabilitationen
dative einer der Rehabilitation den Rehabilitationen
accusative eine die Rehabilitation die Rehabilitationen

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