re·ver·sal

[ri-vur-suhl]
noun
1.
an act or instance of reversing.
2.
the state of being reversed.
3.
an adverse change of fortune; reverse.
4.
Law. the setting aside of a decision of a lower court by a higher court.

Origin:
1480–90; reverse + -al2

pre·re·ver·sal, noun
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reversal (rɪˈvɜːsəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or an instance of reversing
2.  a change for the worse; reverse: a reversal of fortune
3.  the state of being reversed
4.  the annulment of a judicial decision, esp by an appeal court on grounds of error or irregularity

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reversal re·ver·sal (rĭ-vûr'səl)
n.

  1. A change to an opposite condition, direction, or position.

  2. A condition in which an individual has difficulty distinguishing the lowercase printed or written characters of particular letters: p from q; g or b from d; or s from z.

  3. The change of an emotion into its opposite, as from love into hate.

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Example sentences
Neither one of us was comfortable with the asymmetry in our roles or the
  apparent gender reversal.
Inversion occurs when the air near the ground is cooler than the air above it,
  a reversal of normal atmospheric conditions.
It is not something that cannot be handled by a reversal of deforestation.
The landmark reversal shocked tax experts and saved the church tens of millions
  of dollars in taxes.
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