alteration

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of altering or making different.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of altering or making different.
3. (countable, uncountable) The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.

Synonyms

change

modification

transformation

variation

conversion

mutation

adjustment

revision

shift

transmutation

amendment

correction

changes

changing

difference

transition

commutation

about-face

development

permutation

distortion

deviation

turn

substitution

update

innovation

adaptation

modernization

metamorphosis

shuffle

switch

fluctuation

remake

falsification

rearrangement

reduction

reshuffle

failing

exchange

dressing

deterioration

qualification

degeneration

changeover

alt

patch

deformation

range

readjustment

novelty

Translations

Änderung

alterazione

changement

alteración

modification

altération

modificación

Veränderung

cambiamento

cambio

alteração

transformation

mudança

αλλαγή

Abänderung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.