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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In May 2014, NASA announced at a press conference that a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appeared to have reached a point of irreversible retreat.
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Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Rising temperatures are wiping out the planet's warm-water coral reefs, and the dieback may be irreversible, according to the latest Global Tipping Points Report released by researchers worldwide.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Their bleaching discovery comes at a time when a new scientific report warns that the Earth has reached a critical climate tipping point – a stage where the impacts of climate change may become irreversible.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Hospitals are also reporting rapid-onset blindness, irreversible comas and organ failure within hours of ingestion.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Rising temperatures are wiping out the planet's warm-water coral reefs, and the dieback may be irreversible, according to the latest Global Tipping Points Report released by researchers worldwide.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Their bleaching discovery comes at a time when a new scientific report warns that the Earth has reached a critical climate tipping point – a stage where the impacts of climate change may become irreversible.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Hospitals are also reporting rapid-onset blindness, irreversible comas and organ failure within hours of ingestion.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 25 Oct. 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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