reversal

reversal
noun
1)

there was no reversal on this issue

Syn:
turnaround, turnabout, about-face, volte-face, change of heart, U-turn, one-eighty, 180, backtracking; rare tergiversation
2)

a reversal of roles

Syn:
swap, exchange, change, swapping, interchange
3)

the reversal of the decision

Syn:
alteration, changing; countermanding, undoing, overturning, overthrow, disallowing, overriding, overruling, veto, vetoing, revocation, repeal, rescinding, annulment, nullification, voiding, invalidation, abrogation
4)

a very slow July was the only reversal we suffered during the entire fiscal year

Syn:
setback, reverse, upset, failure, misfortune, mishap, disaster, blow, disappointment, adversity, hardship, affliction, vicissitude, defeat; bad luck

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  • Reversal — Re*ver sal, n. [From {Reverse}.] 1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • réversal — réversal, ale, aux [ revɛrsal, o ] adj. • 1594; du lat. reversus, p. p. de revertere ♦ Diplom. LETTRES RÉVERSALES, ou ellipt réversales, contenant des concessions réciproques. ⇒RÉVERSAL, ALE, AUX, adj. DR., DIPLOM. [En parlant d un doc., d un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Reversal — Re*ver sal, a. [See {Reverse}.] Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • réversal — réversal, ale (ré vèr sal, sa l ) adj. Il s est dit d un acte d assurance donné à l appui d un engagement précédent. Diplôme réversal. Lettres réversales, ou, substantivement, réversales.    Lettres réversales, ou réversales, se dit aussi de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • reversal — reversal, reversion Reversal is the noun corresponding to the verb reverse, and means primarily ‘the changing (of a decision)’, whereas reversion corresponds to the verb revert, as in The style represents a reversion to classical Japanese… …   Modern English usage

  • reversal — late 15c.; see REVERSE (Cf. reverse) (v.) + AL (Cf. al) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • reversal — adj. 2 g. 1. Que assegura ou garante promessa anterior. 2. cartas reversais: cartas pelas quais se faz uma concessão em troca de outra compensatória …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • reversal — [n] about face annulment, backpedaling, cancellation, change in direction, doubleback, repeal, rescinding, retraction, switch, turnabout, turnaround, U turn, volte face; concept 697 …   New thesaurus

  • reversal — ► NOUN 1) a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action. 2) an adverse change of fortune …   English terms dictionary

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