irreversible

adjective

ir·re·vers·ible | \ ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl

Definition of irreversible

: not reversible

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Other Words from irreversible

irreversibility \ ˌir-i-ˌvər-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

irreversibly \ ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-blē

\ adverb

Examples of irreversible in a Sentence

He suffered an irreversible loss of vision. The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.

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In fact, no single country can make a significant enough impact to solve it before some of the impacts become irreversible. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "The Global Crisis of Plastic Pollution," 16 Apr. 2018 Case and Deaton found that they are linked to frayed social and emotional support, which can cause serious and, in some cases irreversible, harm to people’s health. — Clay Marsh, STAT, "Facing deaths of despair from the depths of despair in West Virginia," 12 July 2018 Like fashionable and tragic misdiagnoses of the past, this one comes with irreversible physical trauma. — Abigail Shrier, WSJ, "When Your Daughter Defies Biology," 6 Jan. 2019 Now, investigators speculate the nose-down command could have been activated by an improper signal, adjusting the plane's trajectory into an irreversible dive into the ocean. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Boeing Reportedly Failed to Provide Key Safety Info to Pilots Before Lion Air Crash," 14 Nov. 2018 Record numbers of children have lead poisoning, which leads to irreversible health issues. — Sarah Kunst, Marie Claire, "Gretchen Whitmer Is Ready for the Top Job," 7 Nov. 2018 In the meantime, a pill that medical experts say can cause diabetes, heart arrhythmia and potentially irreversible movement disorders continues to be prescribed to many Americans who are only seeking a good night’s sleep or less anxiety by day. — Amy Ellis Nutt, Washington Post, "One of America’s most popular drugs — first aimed at schizophrenia — reveals the issues of ‘off-label’ use," 30 Mar. 2018 Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive condition that destroys a person’s memory and other important mental (and eventually physical) functions. — Korin Miller, SELF, "10 Facts About Alzheimer's Disease You Should Know," 28 Sep. 2018 The magnitude of loss in the destruction of forests, wetlands, biodiversity losses, and ocean acidification are irreversible impacts of climate change and fossil fuel expansion. — Maia Wikler, Teen Vogue, "12 Activists Blocked an Oil Tanker Transporting From the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline in Canada," 6 Sep. 2018

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