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- Dictionaryreversal/rɪˈvəːsl/
noun
- 1. a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action: "a dramatic reversal in population decline in the Alps" Similar
- 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"
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the act of changing or making something change to its opposite: He demanded a reversal of the previous decision / policy. a problem or failure: We have suffered a couple of minor / temporary reversals. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Change and changes. adaptive evolution. adjustment. alteration. anti-evolutionism.
1. : an act or the process of reversing. 2. : a conversion of a photographic positive into a negative or vice versa. 3. : a change (as of fortune) often for the worse. Synonyms. knock. lapse. reverse. setback. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of reversal in a Sentence.
REVERSAL meaning: 1. the act of changing or making something change to its opposite: 2. a problem or failure: 3…. Learn more.
A reversal is when a chargeback is reversed and the funds are returned to the merchant. A reversal happens when a buyer rejects or reverses a charge on their credit card, for example because they have not received goods ordered and the seller has not agreed to a refund.
Reversal definition: an act or instance of reversing. . See examples of REVERSAL used in a sentence.
A reversal is a change of decision or direction, often to the opposite. You liked history, but thought you'd major in business because there were more jobs. Then you took an economics class and hated it.
n. 1. a. The act or an instance of reversing. b. The state of being reversed. 2. A usually adverse change in fortune: financial reversals. 3. Law The act or an instance of changing or setting aside a lower court's decision by a higher court. 4.
noun. /rɪˈvɜːsl/ /rɪˈvɜːrsl/ [countable, uncountable] reversal (of something) a change of something so that it is the opposite of what it was. a complete/dramatic/sudden reversal of policy. the reversal of a decision. The government suffered a total reversal of fortune (s) last week. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
a change to the opposite of something: In a reversal of traditional roles, Paul stayed at home to look after the baby and Clare went out to work. (Definition of reversal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of reversal. in Chinese (Traditional) 反向, 倒轉, 倒退… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 反向, 倒转, 倒退…
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English re‧vers‧al /rɪˈvɜːsəl $ -ɜːr-/ AWL noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] a change to an opposite arrangement, process, or way of doing something → turnaround reversal of/in a sudden reversal of government policy dramatic/sudden/complete reversal a dramatic reversal in population decline Some Interne...
