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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Yet, diagnoses often come only after irreversible damage occurs.
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Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The lake, which spans northwestern Iran, has been reduced to a fraction of its former size, with officials and scientists warning of potentially irreversible ecological and human consequences.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
One survivor has irreversible neurological damage doctors linked to insulin, and another developed severe scoliosis after a potassium injection in the back.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Tell Me Lies Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco's (Jackson White) relationship begins much the same as any other college romance, but their seemingly mundane choices lead to irreversible consequences.
—James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The lake, which spans northwestern Iran, has been reduced to a fraction of its former size, with officials and scientists warning of potentially irreversible ecological and human consequences.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
One survivor has irreversible neurological damage doctors linked to insulin, and another developed severe scoliosis after a potassium injection in the back.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Tell Me Lies Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco's (Jackson White) relationship begins much the same as any other college romance, but their seemingly mundane choices lead to irreversible consequences.
—James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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