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irreversible
adjective ir·re·vers·ible \ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl\
: impossible to change back to a previous condition or state
Full Definition of IRREVERSIBLE
: not reversible
— ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ty \-ˌvər-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— ir·re·vers·ibly \-ˈvər-sə-blē\ adverb
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First Known Use of IRREVERSIBLE
1630
Related to IRREVERSIBLE
- Synonyms
- irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irretrievable, irreparable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
- Antonyms
- correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoable
Rhymes with IRREVERSIBLE
IRREVERSIBLE Defined for Kids
irreversible
adjective ir·re·vers·i·ble \ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl\
Definition of IRREVERSIBLE for Kids
: impossible to change back to a previous condition : impossible to reverse <irreversible harm>
Medical Dictionary
irreversible
adjective ir·re·vers·ible \ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl\
Medical Definition of IRREVERSIBLE
: 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>
—ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ty \-ˌvər-sə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural ir·re·vers·ibil·i·ties
—ir·re·vers·ibly \-ˈvər-sə-blē\ adverb
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