reversal
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4.3
- noun
- /rɪˈvɜrsl/
:
revés
- Many families experienced a reversal of their financial stability due to the unexpected crisis.
- an ironic reversal
- a complete reversal
- a role reversal
So you might as well live a life that galvanizes you against, you know, some of life's biggest reversals in any area.
- So you might as well live a life that galvanizes you against, you know, some of life's biggest reversals in any area.
- We're not betting that some massive crisis event is going to trigger a reversal that's going to happen within a day.
- You don't say his unexplained reversal cost millions their livelihoods.
Examples
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But then there are those moments when it just does a total reversal and we didn't see it coming.
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HIV has inflicted the single greatest reversal in human development in modern history.
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And after all the hard work of the British people over the last five years to reach this point, that reversal would be a tragedy.
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Every single one of these is the exact reversal of what happened during COVID.
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Yet at the time, there were few, if any, signs of the imminent reversal of fortunes.
Academic text (2017) -
The history of the OAA between 1971 and 1978 represents a unique reversal in the history of governmental programs.
Academic text (1991) -
Now it was making a strong comeback, hope having endured a temporary reversal with the rumbling of the tanks.
Fiction book (1994) -
A stunning reversal of fortune for an aristocrat of politics... ... whose long career was overshadowed by a bad economy... ...a third-party candidate, Ross Perot, and a secret war in Nicaragua.
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The sudden reversal of his promotion left him feeling discouraged and uncertain about his future.
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The election results showed a major reversal for the party, hindering their plans for the upcoming term.
Synonyms
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4.4
A sudden event that causes disappointment or trouble
148
3.6
A problem that delays progress or makes things worse
35
4.8
An unexpected problem that is not obvious at first
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4.1
A sudden change in a situation that makes plans or results different
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6.8
A strong negative reaction from people after an action or decision
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4.2
A sudden change to the opposite direction or a setback that stops progress
A sudden change in a story when a character's luck turns bad
A sudden problem that stops progress and causes delay
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reversal comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and vert 'to turn', the same root as reverse. That's why a reversal often means a sudden change that turns progress the other way or creates a setback.