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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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The question now is whether the post-Paris fabric of international climate cooperation is still resilient enough to forestall the irreversible symptoms of an overheating planet.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
The incident led to Mo calling out Haile in a very public takedown of his former peer, leading to seemingly irreversible damage in their friendship.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
While rocking out to a favorite song is fun, regularly listening to loud music or other audio through personal listening devices can cause irreversible ear and hearing damage.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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One of the big ideas of modern science is that small things can sometimes have huge, irreversible consequences.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
The incident led to Mo calling out Haile in a very public takedown of his former peer, leading to seemingly irreversible damage in their friendship.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
While rocking out to a favorite song is fun, regularly listening to loud music or other audio through personal listening devices can cause irreversible ear and hearing damage.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news
One of the big ideas of modern science is that small things can sometimes have huge, irreversible consequences.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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