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How to pronounce reversal

IPA transcription: [ɹɪ'vɚsəl]

Pronunciation variants: [ɹɪ'vɚsəl][ɹi'vɚsəl]

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Noun

  • an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

  • a change from one state to the opposite state

    “there was a reversal of autonomic function”

  • turning in an opposite direction or position

    “the reversal of the image in the lens”

  • a decision to reverse an earlier decision

  • a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside

  • turning in the opposite direction

  • the act of reversing the order or place of

  • a major change in attitude or principle or point of view

    “an about-face on foreign policy”