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He suffered an irreversible loss of vision.
The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.
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There must be an irreversible path to a Palestinian state.
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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Researchers estimate that half a million people are still suffering long-term health consequences, including cases in which their lungs were permanently scarred by the chemicals, or irreversible damage to their legs left them unable to walk.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Try it once this week before making an irreversible decision.
—Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
That danger has become dramatically clear in California, where officials have been grappling with an epidemic of silicosis, an irreversible lung disease.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Researchers estimate that half a million people are still suffering long-term health consequences, including cases in which their lungs were permanently scarred by the chemicals, or irreversible damage to their legs left them unable to walk.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Try it once this week before making an irreversible decision.
—Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
That danger has become dramatically clear in California, where officials have been grappling with an epidemic of silicosis, an irreversible lung disease.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 18 May 2026
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl 
: impossible to reverse
an irreversible chemical reaction
irreversible damage
Medical Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: 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
Legal Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·ver·si·ble
ˌir-rə-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: not reversible
an irreversible decision
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