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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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Not helping matters: Damian — who unbeknownst to Martha is still in Ingrid’s life — calmly informs Ingrid that the damage to the planet due to climate change is irreversible.
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
More tests by a liver specialist revealed Sanchez had Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver, which is irreversible even with medication.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
Trachoma is a bacterial eye infection that can lead to visual impairment and irreversible blindness.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
But, if Congress insists on standing by as the Justice Department becomes politicized, with some members even encouraging movement in that direction already, the pardon power should be invoked to prevent an irreversible assault on the rule of law.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
More tests by a liver specialist revealed Sanchez had Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver, which is irreversible even with medication.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
Trachoma is a bacterial eye infection that can lead to visual impairment and irreversible blindness.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
But, if Congress insists on standing by as the Justice Department becomes politicized, with some members even encouraging movement in that direction already, the pardon power should be invoked to prevent an irreversible assault on the rule of law.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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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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