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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His cause of death was listed as a stroke followed by irreversible cardiac arrest.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Without recurring care, many patients will experience harmful setbacks that could lead to hospitalization and irreversible damage that reduces their quality of life and life expectancy.
—Dan McCarty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that water was improperly treated and caused irreversible damage to copper pipes.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Francis, widely seen as among the most progressive leaders in the history of the Catholic Church, died from complications related to a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Without recurring care, many patients will experience harmful setbacks that could lead to hospitalization and irreversible damage that reduces their quality of life and life expectancy.
—Dan McCarty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that water was improperly treated and caused irreversible damage to copper pipes.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Francis, widely seen as among the most progressive leaders in the history of the Catholic Church, died from complications related to a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 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 21 May. 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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