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irreversible

[/ɪrɪˈvɜːrsəbl/]
adjective
irreversível
1. Unable to be undone, reversed, or returned to a previous state
The damage to the environment is irreversible.
O dano ao meio ambiente é irreversível.
2. Permanent or final in nature
His decision to leave was irreversible.
Sua decisão de partir foi irreversível.
3. In chemistry or physics, describing a process that cannot return to its original state
The chemical reaction was irreversible.
A reação química era irreversível.
Synonyms
permanentirretrievableirrevocablefinalconclusiveunalterable
Antonyms
reversibletemporarychangeablealterable

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
irreversível
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
irreversível
Standard usage in São Paulo region
Portugal
irreversível
Standard usage in Portuguese Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

point of no return
burning bridges
crossed the Rubicon
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