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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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Invert to avoid irreversible mistakes.
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Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Authorities warned that unauthorized introductions of non-native fish can have serious and irreversible ecological consequences, potentially affecting native fish populations, food webs, wildlife and existing fisheries.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Last fall, scientists reported that warm-water coral reefs are passing their planetary tipping point, a threshold that, once crossed, leads to large, accelerating, and often irreversible changes.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 28 May 2026
There must be an irreversible path to a Palestinian state.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
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Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Authorities warned that unauthorized introductions of non-native fish can have serious and irreversible ecological consequences, potentially affecting native fish populations, food webs, wildlife and existing fisheries.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Last fall, scientists reported that warm-water coral reefs are passing their planetary tipping point, a threshold that, once crossed, leads to large, accelerating, and often irreversible changes.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 28 May 2026
There must be an irreversible path to a Palestinian state.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
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 5 Jun. 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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