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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 reaction also had to be irreversible to prevent ongoing cycles of reactions between the lithium and the remains of the chemical that brought it there.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
After four years of age, the limited functional retinal tissue degenerates, leading to total and irreversible blindness.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The question for the league – and media companies – is if Gen Alpha’s trend away from watching full games is irreversible or simply a product of age.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
The imprint Robinson has left on the sneaker market is irreversible.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
After four years of age, the limited functional retinal tissue degenerates, leading to total and irreversible blindness.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The question for the league – and media companies – is if Gen Alpha’s trend away from watching full games is irreversible or simply a product of age.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
The imprint Robinson has left on the sneaker market is irreversible.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 1 Mar. 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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