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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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Scientists have said that in order to avoid some of the worst and most irreversible impacts of climate change, policymakers should try to limit warming to that benchmark.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Once discoloration develops, it's considered irreversible.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
His reluctance to promote democracy overseas could shade into disregard for democratic norms at home, potentially resulting in irreversible damage to the nation’s representative institutions.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
All three conditions, his doctor wrote, are irreversible and will continue to worsen over time.
—Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Once discoloration develops, it's considered irreversible.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
His reluctance to promote democracy overseas could shade into disregard for democratic norms at home, potentially resulting in irreversible damage to the nation’s representative institutions.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
All three conditions, his doctor wrote, are irreversible and will continue to worsen over time.
—Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 4 Feb. 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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