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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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Early Diagnosis Key for Mitigating Joint Damage Joint damage is irreversible.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024
Over the last decade, Roach has been able to build a household name for himself by creating irreversible style moments.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 31 May 2024
The world’s highest court dealing with the oceans issued a groundbreaking opinion that said excessive greenhouse gasses were pollutants that could cause irreversible harm to the marine environment and must be cut back.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
And there is no evidence to suggest this treatment causes long-lasting or irreversible damage to a minor's physical or cognitive development.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 21 May 2024
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024
Over the last decade, Roach has been able to build a household name for himself by creating irreversible style moments.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 31 May 2024
The world’s highest court dealing with the oceans issued a groundbreaking opinion that said excessive greenhouse gasses were pollutants that could cause irreversible harm to the marine environment and must be cut back.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
And there is no evidence to suggest this treatment causes long-lasting or irreversible damage to a minor's physical or cognitive development.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for irreversible
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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