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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Pompeo also has dropped the longtime U.S. demand for complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization, or CVID. — Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com, "After North Korea's swipe, Pompeo must focus on pace and structure if nuclear talks are to succeed," 10 July 2018 As negotiations now advance, there is only one acceptable final outcome: complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization. — Rebecca Shabad /, NBC News, "Trump-Kim summit draws mixed reaction on Capitol Hill," 12 June 2018 So complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization. — CNN, "READ: The White House's background briefing on the North Korea Summit," 27 May 2018 Colombia's constitutional court has declared some aspects of the agreement irreversible. — Joshua Goodman And Christine Armario, Fox News, "Doubts looms over Colombia peace deal with hawk's election," 18 June 2018 The mechanism by which Britain leaves the E.U., which is known as Article 50, has already been triggered and is theoretically irreversible. — NBC News, "Brexit chaos: What happens next for British PM Theresa May?," 10 July 2018 The numbers of Chinook salmon haven't rebounded since the drought was declared over, and the tiny Delta smelt continues its possibility irreversible march toward extinction. — Dale Kasler, sacbee, "California has a new plan for allocating its water, and it means less for farmers," 6 July 2018 Instead, microscopic worms infested her body, causing catastrophic and irreversible damage. — The Economist, "How Sierra Leone is beating tropical diseases," 23 June 2018 To further complicate matters, the worst and most irreversible health effects of malnutrition occur between birth and age 2, when children need particularly high doses of micronutrients like Vitamin A, zinc and iron. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Could 'porridge' cure malnutrition in West Africa? Silicon Valley start-up says yes," 24 Feb. 2018

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