Definitions for reversal

reversal re·ver·sal

Spelling: [ri-vur-suh l]
IPA: /rɪˈvɜr səl/

Reversal is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 224 anagrams from letters in reversal (aeelrrsv).

Definitions for reversal

noun

  1. an act or instance of reversing.
  2. the state of being reversed.
  3. an adverse change of fortune; reverse.
  4. Law. the setting aside of a decision of a lower court by a higher court.

Origin of reversal

First recorded in 1480-90; reverse + -al2

Examples for reversal

Since when is that an appropriate constitutional ground for reversal?

New sanctions now would lead to the collapse of the talks and a reversal of progress already made.

If so, it was by a reversal of polarity through an act of will.

The reversal shocked those who felt betrayed by the scientists, and who yelled “shame, shame” when the scientists were free.

In the case of the world, the perturbation is very slight, and amounts only to a reversal of motion.

Until its reversal, New Hampshire was just one of almosthalf of American of states where adultery remains a criminal offense.

This reversal is pregnant with a new outlook for statecraft.

The only reversal had been a minor one before the forest of Crcy.

Paul suggested that this reversal by Cheney was the result of a desire to enrich his former employers at Haliburton.

Worst we can hope for is a conviction and then a Supreme Court reversal.

Word Value for reversal
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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