Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being reversed.

    a change from one state to the opposite state

  2. (countable, uncountable)An instance of reversing.

    the act of reversing the order or place of

  3. (countable, uncountable)A change to an opposite direction.

    turning in the opposite direction

  4. (countable, uncountable)A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A rule in Tycoon where a three of a particular suit (most commonly spades) can beat a single joker. During revolution, most rulesets instead use a two of that suit to do this.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Many politicians have been forced into policy reversals.

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  2. The recent data has caused a reversal of expectations.

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  3. Her new statement is a reversal of her previous position.

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  4. Here is a look at four Supreme Court decisions that a Roe v. Wade reversal could impact.

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  5. This individual has become the subject of study on the reversal of the evolutionary direction of the human species. An impressive case.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

Inherited from Middle English reversall. By surface analysis, reverse + -al.

Inherited from Middle English reversall. By surface analysis, reverse + -al.

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Forms

plural: reversals
Singularreversal
Pluralreversals

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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