Dictionary entry details
• REVERSAL (noun)
Meaning:
A change from one state to the opposite state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
there was a reversal of autonomic function
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reversal"):
regress; regression; retrogression; retroversion; reversion (returning to a former state)
Meaning:
An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
setback; reversal; black eye; blow; reverse
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reversal"):
whammy (a serious or devastating setback)
Meaning:
Turning in an opposite direction or position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
turn around; reversal
Context example:
the reversal of the image in the lens
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
turn; turning (a movement in a new direction)
Meaning:
A decision to reverse an earlier decision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
change of mind; flip-flop; turnabout; turnaround; reversal
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reversal"):
afterthought; reconsideration; rethink; second thought (thinking again about a choice previously made)
Meaning:
A judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Antonym:
affirmation (a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand)
Meaning:
Turning in the opposite direction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
turnabout; reversion; turnaround; reversal; reverse
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
change of direction; reorientation (the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reversal"):
about turn; about-face (act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation)
u-turn (complete reversal of direction of travel)
Meaning:
The act of reversing the order or place of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
transposition; reversal
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
reordering (a rearrangement in a different order)
Meaning:
A major change in attitude or principle or point of view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
policy change; volte-face; about-face; reversal
Context example:
an about-face on foreign policy
Hypernyms ("reversal" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reversal"):
undoing (an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done))
