'Reversal' definitions:
Definition of 'reversal'
(from WordNet)
noun
A change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
noun
An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye]
noun
Turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens" [syn: reversal, turn around]
noun
A decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround]
noun
A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside [ant: affirmation]
noun
noun
The act of reversing the order or place of [syn: transposition, reversal]
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A major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: about-face, volte- face, reversal, policy change]
Definition of 'Reversal'
From: GCIDE
- Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, a. [See Reverse.] Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Reversal'
From: GCIDE
- Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, n. [From Reverse.]
- 1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reversal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abolishment,
- abolition,
- about-face,
- about-turn,
- abrogation,
- accommodation,
- adaptation,
- adjustment,
- afterthoughts,
- alchemy,
- alteration,
- amelioration,
- annulment,
- apostasy,
- assimilation,
- assumption,
- atavism,
- back track,
- back trail,
- backing,
- backing off,
- backing out,
- backing up,
- backset,
- backsliding,
- backup,
- backward deviation,
- bafflement,
- balk,
- becoming,
- better thoughts,
- betterment,
- bouleversement,
- break,
- cancel,
- canceling,
- cancellation,
- cassation,
- change,
- change of heart,
- change of mind,
- change-over,
- changeableness,
- check,
- checkmate,
- comedown,
- confusion,
- constructive change,
- continuity,
- conversion,
- countermand,
- counterorder,
- defeasance,
- defection,
- degeneration,
- degenerative change,
- descent,
- deterioration,
- deviation,
- difference,
- discomfiture,
- discontinuity,
- disenchantment,
- divergence,
- diversification,
- diversion,
- diversity,
- down,
- ectropion,
- eversion,
- falling back,
- fitting,
- flip,
- flip-flop,
- foil,
- frustration,
- gradual change,
- growth,
- improvement,
- introversion,
- intussusception,
- invagination,
- invalidation,
- inversion,
- lapse,
- mature judgment,
- melioration,
- mitigation,
- modification,
- modulation,
- naturalization,
- nullification,
- overthrow,
- overturning,
- passage,
- progress,
- pronation,
- qualification,
- radical change,
- re-creation,
- re-formation,
- realignment,
- rebuff,
- recall,
- recantation,
- recidivation,
- recidivism,
- reclamation,
- reconversion,
- recrudescence,
- recurrence,
- redesign,
- reduction,
- reform,
- reformation,
- regress,
- regression,
- rehabilitation,
- reinstatement,
- relapse,
- remaking,
- renege,
- renewal,
- repeal,
- repulse,
- rescinding,
- rescindment,
- rescission,
- reshaping,
- resolution,
- restitution,
- restoration,
- restructuring,
- resupination,
- retraction,
- retrocession,
- retroflexion,
- retrogradation,
- retrogression,
- retroversion,
- return,
- returning,
- reverse,
- reverse of fortune,
- reversing,
- reversion,
- reverting,
- revival,
- revivification,
- revocation,
- revoke,
- revokement,
- revolution,
- revulsion,
- right-about,
- right-about-face,
- rout,
- second thoughts,
- setback,
- setting aside,
- severe check,
- shift,
- slipping back,
- sudden change,
- supination,
- suspension,
- swingaround,
- switch,
- switch-over,
- tergiversating,
- tergiversation,
- throwback,
- topsy-turviness,
- topsy-turvydom,
- total change,
- transformation,
- transit,
- transition,
- transposal,
- transposition,
- turn,
- turnabout,
- turnaround,
- turning,
- turning back,
- turning backwards,
- turning inside out,
- turning into,
- turning inward,
- turning over,
- upheaval,
- vacation,
- vacatur,
- variation,
- variety,
- violent change,
- voidance,
- voiding,
- volte-face,
- waiver,
- waiving,
- withdrawal,
- worsening,
- write-off
Words containing 'Reversal'
- Reverse,
- Reversed,
- Reversedly,
- Reversely,
- Reverser,
- Reversibility,
- Reversible,
- Reversibly,
- Reversing,
- Reversion,
- reversive,
- Reverse arms,
- Reverse bearing,
- Reverse curve,
- Reverse fire,
- Reverse indentation,
- Reverse operation,
- Reversed negative,
- Reversed positive,
- Reversible lock,
- Reversible process,
- Reversing engine,
- Reversing gear,
- Reversion of series,
- To reverse a machine,
- To reverse an engine,
- change by reversal,
- double reverse,
- reverse fault,
- reverse gear,
- reverse hang,
- reverse lightning,
- reverse osmosis,
- reverse split,
- reverse transcriptase,
- reversed fault,
- reversing thermometer,
- piked reverse hang,
- reverse polish notation,
- reverse stock split,
- reverse transcriptase inhibitor,
- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor,
- non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor