reversal
/ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/
reversal noun: the state of being reversed.
Noun
reversal (countable and uncountable, plural reversals)
- The state of being reversed.
- An instance of reversing.
- 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.2019 October, Tony Miles, “Chase Line service to be split next May”, in Modern Railways, page 17
- It's a 58-minute journey with seven intermediate stops, including a reversal at Cromer - another popular destination. The train starts to empty at North Walsham, and then there is an exodus at Cromer. The coach is almost empty for the final few miles into Sheringham.2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 54
- A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- giant kill
Adjective
reversal (not comparable)
- Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
- For after his death there were reversal letters found among his papers from the Duke of Anjoua. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published...
reversal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
reversal in Hindi
- reversal, turnaround
- आमूल परिवर्तन āmūl parivartan
reversal in Tamil
- புறமாற்றல்
reversal in Marathi
- reversal, turnaround
- विपर्यास viparyāsa
reversal in Urdu
- کایا پلٹ, مخالفت, الٹ
More languagesFewer languages
- reversal in Bengali
- উল্টে যাওয়া, বিপরীত অবস্থা
- reversal in Telugu
- రివర్సల్
- reversal in Malayalam
- തിരിച്ചാക്കൽ, വിപര്യാസം, നേർവിപരീതമാക്കൽ, പരിവർത്തനം
- reversal in Kannada
- ತಿರುಗುಮುರುಗು, ತಿರಿಮುರಿ, ತಿರಿಮುರಿವು, ಹಿಂದುಮುಂದಾಗಿರುವುದು
- reversal in Gujarati
- રિવર્સલ
- reversal in Odia
- ରିଭର୍ସାଲ୍, ରିଭର୍ସାଲ
Examples of reversal in a sentence
- The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal.
- It's a 58-minute journey with seven intermediate stops, including a reversal at Cromer - another popular destination.
- At the other end of the escalator, a role reversal naturally occurs.
Synonyms of reversal
Forms of reversal
| plural | reversals |
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Origin of reversal
Inherited from Middle English reversall. By surface analysis, reverse + -al.
Borrowed from French réversal or Medieval Latin reversālis. By surface analysis, reverse + -al.
Words formed from reversal
Phrases with reversal
Words that rhyme with reversal
Questions about reversal
- What does reversal mean?
- Reversal means the state of being reversed.
- What is reversal in Hindi?
- Reversal in Hindi is आमूल परिवर्तन (āmūl parivartan). See Reversal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reversal?
- Reversal can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce reversal?
- Reversal is pronounced /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/.
- What is the plural of reversal?
- The plural of reversal is reversals.
Words near reversal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reversal (page history and authors); आमूल परिवर्तन (Hindi) (page history and authors); reversal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); विपर्यास (Marathi) (page history and authors); reversal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reversal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reversal (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reversal (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); reversal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reversal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reversal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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