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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Its rustling stirs the tension in a radicalizing conservative society, while its wailing heralds the irreversible consequences of raging human emotion.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Brain death requires that physicians perform certain clinical tests to make sure the patient has suffered irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Nevertheless, the precautionary principle provides an alternative to reactive decision-making, which might cause irreversible harm to Earth’s ecosystems and the communities who rely on those natural resources.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Surgery can be risky and irreversible, while medications often bring unpleasant side effects and a risk of regaining weight once treatment stops.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Brain death requires that physicians perform certain clinical tests to make sure the patient has suffered irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Nevertheless, the precautionary principle provides an alternative to reactive decision-making, which might cause irreversible harm to Earth’s ecosystems and the communities who rely on those natural resources.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Surgery can be risky and irreversible, while medications often bring unpleasant side effects and a risk of regaining weight once treatment stops.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2025
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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