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   Re·ver·sal

   /rəˈvərs(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action: "a dramatic reversal in population decline in the Alps" Similar turnaroundturnaboutabout-facevolte-facechange of heartU-turnsea changeswingshiftswervebacktrackingrowbackturnroundabout-turnrare:tergiversationswapexchangechangeswappingtradetradinginterchangetranspositioninversionalterationchangingcountermandingundoingsetting asideupsettingoverturningoverthrowdisallowingoverridingoverrulingvetovetoingrepudiationrevocationrepealabrogationcancellationrescindingrescindmentannulmentnullificationvoidinginvalidationnegationquashingwithdrawalrecantingretractionarchaic:recallrare:rescissiondisannulment
   • ▪ an annulment of a judgment, sentence, or decree made by a lower court or authority: "the Court has upheld the appellate justices in their reversal of the trial court judgment"
   • ▪ an adverse change of fortune: "the league champions suffered a reversal at the finals last month" Similar setbackreverseupsetchecknonsuccessfailuremisfortunemishapmisadventureaccidentdisastertragedycatastropheblowdisappointmentadversityhardshipafflictionvicissitudedefeatroutill luckbad luckdistresstribulationwoehard timesinformal:car crash
   • ▪ direct production of a positive image from an exposed film or plate; direct reproduction of a positive or negative image.

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a legal term): from reverse + -al.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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