Reversal
noun
The act of changing something into its opposite or into the way it was before.
The new government has promised a reversal of the previous government's policies.
Often appears as...
- policy reversal
- reversal of fortune
noun
The act of moving backwards or returning to the starting position in a competition or game.
A touchdown reversal was called after the video review in the football game.
Often appears as...
- touchdown reversal
- reversal decision
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Sports
noun
In finance, it means a change from an upward trend to a downward trend, or from a downward trend to an upward trend.
A market reversal in the stock market caused many investors to lose money.
Often appears as...
- market reversal
- price reversal
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Technical
noun
In medicine, it means a change to a previous state or condition, especially a return to health.
The patient experienced a reversal in symptoms after the new treatment.
Often appears as...
- symptom reversal
- reversal of disease
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Technical
noun
The act of changing something into its opposite or into the way it was before.
The new government has promised a reversal of the previous government's policies.
Often appears as...
- policy reversal
- reversal of fortune
noun
The act of moving backwards or returning to the starting position in a competition or game.
A touchdown reversal was called after the video review in the football game.
Often appears as...
- touchdown reversal
- reversal decision
Usage tips
Sports
noun
In finance, it means a change from an upward trend to a downward trend, or from a downward trend to an upward trend.
A market reversal in the stock market caused many investors to lose money.
Often appears as...
- market reversal
- price reversal
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In medicine, it means a change to a previous state or condition, especially a return to health.
The patient experienced a reversal in symptoms after the new treatment.
Often appears as...
- symptom reversal
- reversal of disease
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Policy Context
Use 'reversal' to talk about major changes in government or company actions.
The agency announced a reversal in their climate strategy.
Pro Tip 2/2Opposite Action
'Reversal' means doing the exact opposite of what was done before.
The CEO's reversal on the decision surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 1/2Policy Context
Use 'reversal' to talk about major changes in government or company actions.
The agency announced a reversal in their climate strategy.
Pro Tip 2/2Opposite Action
'Reversal' means doing the exact opposite of what was done before.
The CEO's reversal on the decision surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 1/2Policy Context
Use 'reversal' to talk about major changes in government or company actions.
The agency announced a reversal in their climate strategy.
Pro Tip 2/2Opposite Action
'Reversal' means doing the exact opposite of what was done before.
The CEO's reversal on the decision surprised everyone.
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Now it's Dad's Turn PIPE...
the male falling pregnant and giving birth to the young I mean that's very unusual there's not many animal species not many fish species that have that reversal in sex roles once the biologists know more about these fragile seahorses they hope to come up with better ways to protect them
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How to spot a fad diet -...
lessening the diet's effect over time and resulting in a quick reversal if the diet is abandoned. So while these diets may be alluring early on, they don't guarantee long-term benefits for your health and weight. A few simple guidelines, though, can help differentiate between
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Why do we feel...
He described how tasting a madeleine cake he had not eaten since childhood triggered a cascade of warm and powerful sensory associations. So what caused such a major reversal in our view of nostalgia? Part of it has to do with science. Psychology shifted away from pure theory
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Fathers That Give Birth...
and giving birth to the young I think that's very unusual there's not many animal species not many fish species that have that reversal in sex roles once the biologists know more about these fragile seahorses they hope to come up with better ways to protect them
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How your emotions change...
Their heart disease still progressed. Diet and exercise alone were not enough to facilitate coronary disease regression. At both one- and five-year follow-ups, stress management was more strongly correlated with reversal of coronary disease
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How to deconstruct...
where our objective is to increase the believability of the reversal. Let's face it, a black woman calling police on a white man using a pool isn't absurd enough, but what if that white man was trying to touch her hair without asking,
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Bearing witness to the...
martin luther king who said that if a man hasn't found out what he is willing to die for he's not fit to live I think I've seen enough that and I submit to you the reversal of it I am interested in what people want to live for and
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Why are human bodies...
If all your internal organs are flipped, a condition called situs inversus, it's often harmless. But incomplete reversals can be fatal, especially if the heart is involved. But where does this asymmetry come from,
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
hotter there's no qualitative difference between the models in the sense that none of them are going to rescue us by projecting no temperature change or reversal of warming so the crucial uncertainty really
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How to disrupt...
different kind of life it wasn't their progress and and then has that been reversed and if it has been reversed what was what was the key cause of that reversal absolutely there was progress
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Now it's Dad's Turn PIPE...
the male falling pregnant and giving birth to the young I mean that's very unusual there's not many animal species not many fish species that have that reversal in sex roles once the biologists know more about these fragile seahorses they hope to come up with better ways to protect them
Video examples
How to spot a fad diet -...
lessening the diet's effect over time and resulting in a quick reversal if the diet is abandoned. So while these diets may be alluring early on, they don't guarantee long-term benefits for your health and weight. A few simple guidelines, though, can help differentiate between
Video examples
Why do we feel...
He described how tasting a madeleine cake he had not eaten since childhood triggered a cascade of warm and powerful sensory associations. So what caused such a major reversal in our view of nostalgia? Part of it has to do with science. Psychology shifted away from pure theory
Video examples
Fathers That Give Birth...
and giving birth to the young I think that's very unusual there's not many animal species not many fish species that have that reversal in sex roles once the biologists know more about these fragile seahorses they hope to come up with better ways to protect them
Video examples
How your emotions change...
Their heart disease still progressed. Diet and exercise alone were not enough to facilitate coronary disease regression. At both one- and five-year follow-ups, stress management was more strongly correlated with reversal of coronary disease
Video examples
How to deconstruct...
where our objective is to increase the believability of the reversal. Let's face it, a black woman calling police on a white man using a pool isn't absurd enough, but what if that white man was trying to touch her hair without asking,
Video examples
Bearing witness to the...
martin luther king who said that if a man hasn't found out what he is willing to die for he's not fit to live I think I've seen enough that and I submit to you the reversal of it I am interested in what people want to live for and
Video examples
Why are human bodies...
If all your internal organs are flipped, a condition called situs inversus, it's often harmless. But incomplete reversals can be fatal, especially if the heart is involved. But where does this asymmetry come from,
Video examples
The Tipping Point PIPE...
hotter there's no qualitative difference between the models in the sense that none of them are going to rescue us by projecting no temperature change or reversal of warming so the crucial uncertainty really
Video examples
How to disrupt...
different kind of life it wasn't their progress and and then has that been reversed and if it has been reversed what was what was the key cause of that reversal absolutely there was progress
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Colson Whitehead
American Novelist
I've always had a love of cards, ever since I was a little kid. I think poker, as a system, describes the chaos of the world. Our sudden reversals, our freak streaks of fortune. The belief that the next hand can save you, and the inevitable failure of the next hand to save you. I think that describes my world view pretty well.
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Jonathan Raymond
American Writer
I always thought the point of life was something richer than that. Something full of great tragedy or comedy, reversal of fortune, ecstasy, that kind of thing. But no, contemporary urban theorists seem satisfied with the merely livable, which always sounds to me like the merely survivable, the not so bad.
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Sarah Ban Breathnach
American Author
For the last couple of years, as the economic ground beneath all I've accomplished and cherished has shifted so profoundly in a life-shattering reversal of fortune, I've trained myself to stay alert when the roar and the rumbling of what could be catastrophic change begins.
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Betty Williams
Irish Activist
Governments do not have the answers - indeed, quite the reversal. A lot of times, they not only do not have the answers, but they themselves are the problem. If we are committed to helping our world's children, then we must begin to create solutions from the bottom up.
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George C. Marshall
American Soldier
If man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most revolutionary reversal of his record we have ever known.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
I understand reversal of fortune; that usually has come through my own hand, but you know, you live life on life's terms.
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Richard Edelman
American Businessman
Trump has moved campaigns into a post-advertising era with a total reversal of spend from paid to earned media.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman
Indian Actress
Lack of dignity and equal opportunity at workplace for women in cinema is a truth that needs role reversal.
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Paul Dini
American Writer
Characters do change over time; there are surprises, role reversals, and things like that.
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Mike Rounds
American Politician
The reversal of a Supreme Court opinion is possible.
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Colson Whitehead
American Novelist
I've always had a love of cards, ever since I was a little kid. I think poker, as a system, describes the chaos of the world. Our sudden reversals, our freak streaks of fortune. The belief that the next hand can save you, and the inevitable failure of the next hand to save you. I think that describes my world view pretty well.
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Jonathan Raymond
American Writer
I always thought the point of life was something richer than that. Something full of great tragedy or comedy, reversal of fortune, ecstasy, that kind of thing. But no, contemporary urban theorists seem satisfied with the merely livable, which always sounds to me like the merely survivable, the not so bad.
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Sarah Ban Breathnach
American Author
For the last couple of years, as the economic ground beneath all I've accomplished and cherished has shifted so profoundly in a life-shattering reversal of fortune, I've trained myself to stay alert when the roar and the rumbling of what could be catastrophic change begins.
Quote examples
Betty Williams
Irish Activist
Governments do not have the answers - indeed, quite the reversal. A lot of times, they not only do not have the answers, but they themselves are the problem. If we are committed to helping our world's children, then we must begin to create solutions from the bottom up.
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George C. Marshall
American Soldier
If man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most revolutionary reversal of his record we have ever known.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
I understand reversal of fortune; that usually has come through my own hand, but you know, you live life on life's terms.
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Richard Edelman
American Businessman
Trump has moved campaigns into a post-advertising era with a total reversal of spend from paid to earned media.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman
Indian Actress
Lack of dignity and equal opportunity at workplace for women in cinema is a truth that needs role reversal.
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Paul Dini
American Writer
Characters do change over time; there are surprises, role reversals, and things like that.
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Mike Rounds
American Politician
The reversal of a Supreme Court opinion is possible.
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