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irreversible

irreversible

adjective ee-rreh-behr-SEE-bleh Rare

Usage Note

Irreversible is used in both scientific contexts (daño irreversible = 'irreversible damage') and everyday language to stress that a change cannot be undone. It is an invariable-ending adjective (same form for masculine and feminine), ending in -ble. Its direct antonym is reversible.

Examples

"El daño al ecosistema es irreversible."

Natural Translation

The damage to the ecosystem is irreversible.

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