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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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Yet the trends at home are not irreversible.
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Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
The earlier diagnosis followed hospitalizations and cognitive concerns, and the condition was publicised as progressive and irreversible.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Warming above 2 degrees Celsius could trigger catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points in the climate system, such as the collapse of large portions of the ice sheets leading to devastating sea level rise that would swallow cities.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
But by then, irreversible damage had been done to residents — and staff.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
The earlier diagnosis followed hospitalizations and cognitive concerns, and the condition was publicised as progressive and irreversible.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Warming above 2 degrees Celsius could trigger catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points in the climate system, such as the collapse of large portions of the ice sheets leading to devastating sea level rise that would swallow cities.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
But by then, irreversible damage had been done to residents — and staff.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreversible
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 25 Nov. 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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