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- pronunciation:
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vuhr
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an incident or event that causes progress to stop or losses to occur; setback.
- similar words:
- down, reverse
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| definition 2: |
the act of reversing or state of being reversed.
His reversal of his decision surprised everyone.- similar words:
- about-face, double, reaction, reverse, undoing
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| definition 3: |
the changing of a verdict on appeal by a higher court.
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| related words: |
abolition, blow, change, tragedy, turn |
adjective + (n.)reversal
abrupt,
apparent,
automatic,
comic,
complete,
curious,
deliberate,
detrimental,
dramatic,
drastic,
exact,
extraordinary,
functional,
geomagnetic,
gradual,
historic,
instant,
ironic,
liquid,
mirrorlike,
noteworthy,
partial,
profound,
radical,
rapid,
remarkable,
revealing,
sharp,
stark,
startling,
strange,
striking,
stunning,
sudden,
surprising,
sweeping,
temporary,
total
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verb + (n.)reversal
constitute, effect, enact, entail, exhibit, experience, illustrate, justify, mark, prompt, represent, result, signal, stun, suffer, undergo, witness
(n.)reversal
+ verb
accomplish, imply, occur, reverse
noun + (n.)reversal
allusion, baseline, branch, contingency, gender, graph, inversion, phoneme, polarity, preference, prospect, rationale, replay, repudiation, role, vasectomy, velocity
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The word reversal
contains the following parts:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
-al1
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -al1 attaches to verbs, primarily verbs from Latin or from Latin via French, to form nouns. The base verb always has primary stress on its final syllable.
Example words:
accrual, acquittal, appraisal, approval, arrival, betrothal, denial, disapproval, dismissal, dispersal, disposal, espial, espousal, portrayal, proposal, rebuttal, recital, referral, refusal, remittal, removal, renewal, reprisal, retrieval, reversal, survival, withdrawal
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