irréversible — meaning in English
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English meaning
- irreversible adjective Impossible to change back to how it was before; permanent.
- irrevocable adjective Impossible to take back, cancel, or change once it has been made.
Senses
irréversible is used for these senses in English:
- irreversible Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.
- irrevocable Unable to be retracted or reversed; final.
irreversible — full definition
- adjective Impossible to change back to how it was before; permanent.
- adjective (science) Describing a process that cannot run backwards without extra energy being added.