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reversal¹

  • /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)səl

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English reversall. By surface analysis, reverse + -al.

noun reversals

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being reversed.
  2. countable, uncountable An instance of reversing.
  3. countable, uncountable A change to an opposite direction. Running via Aston would require a reversal at New Street and this will be taken into account during the planning and normal industry testing processes.
  4. countable, uncountable A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
  5. countable, uncountable A rule in Tycoon where a three of a particular suit (most commonly spades) can beat a single joker. During revolution, most rulesets instead use a two of that suit to do this.

    Similar: giant kill

Similar: reversion, about-face

reversal²

  • /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)səl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French réversal or Medieval Latin reversālis. By surface analysis, reverse + -al.

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete Intended to reverse; implying reversal. For after his death there were reversal letters found among his papers from the Duke of Anjou

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: volte-face, reverse, turnabout, turnaround, turn around, reversion, about-face, transposition, setback, flip-flop, blow, policy change, reversing, inverse, reversed, inversion

noun

Similar: reversion, about-face

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noun an instance of reversing

Españolinversión, retorno, revocación, reversión, retrocesión
中文倒轉 /倒转 dàozhuǎn
Françaisrenversement, inversion
Ελληνικάαναστροφή anastrofí

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@misc{reversal_2026,
  title = {reversal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reversal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}