irreversible
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adjective \ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl\Definition of IRREVERSIBLE
: not reversible
— ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ty \-ˌvər-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— ir·re·vers·ibly \-ˈvər-sə-blē\ adverb
See Examples of IRREVERSIBLE
- He suffered an irreversible loss of vision.
- The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.
First Known Use of IRREVERSIBLE
1630
Related to IRREVERSIBLE
- Synonyms
- irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irretrievable, irreparable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
- Antonyms
- correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoable
Rhymes with IRREVERSIBLE
ir·re·vers·ible
adjective \ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of IRREVERSIBLE
: incapable of being reversed : not reversible <an irreversible medical procedure>: as a : impossible to make run or take place backward <irreversible chemical syntheses> b of a colloid : incapable of undergoing transformation from sol to gel or vice versa c of a pathological process : of such severity that recovery is impossible <irreversible brain damage>
—ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ty \-ˌvər-sə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ (audio pronunciation) noun, plural ; ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ties
—ir·re·vers·ibly \-ˈvər-sə-blē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb
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