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   reversal

   /rɪˈvəːsl/

   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 judgement, sentence, or decree made by a lower court or authority: "a reversal by the House of Lords of the Court of Appeal's decision"
   • ▪ an adverse change of fortune: "the champions suffered a League reversal at Gloucester last month" Similar setbackreverseupsetchecknon-successfailuremisfortunemishapmisadventureaccidentdisastertragedycatastropheblowdisappointmentadversityhardshipafflictionvicissitudedefeatroutill luckbad luckdistresstribulationwoehard timesinformal:car crash
   • 2. direct production of a positive image from an exposed film or plate; direct reproduction of a positive or negative image: "a black-and-white reversal kit"

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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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