irreversibility

/ɪɹᵻvˌɜsəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed.

Word Origin Built from Latin 'vertere' 'to turn', with 're-' (back) and 'ir-' (not). So irreversibility is the quality of not being able to turn back. The root 'vers' appears in a huge family: 'reverse' (turn back), 'convert' (turn together), 'invert' (turn in), 'diverse' (turned apart), and even 'universe' (turned into one). The PIE root *wer- meant 'to turn, bend', and you can see it in 'versus' (turned against).

noun The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed. countable

The irreversibility of the decision meant there was no turning back.

(名词) 不可逆性

这个决定的不可逆性意味着没有回头路可走。

(sustantivo) irreversibilidad [La cualidad de ser irreversible; la falta de capacidad de ser revertido.]

La **irreversibilidad** de la decisión significaba que no había vuelta atrás.

(nom) irréversibilité; caractère irréversible; caractère définitif; impossibilité de retour [Caractère de ce qui est irréversible ; impossibilité d'être annulé ou ramené à un état antérieur.]

L'irreversibility de la décision signifiait qu'il n'y avait pas de retour en arrière.

(Substantiv) Unumkehrbarkeit [Die Eigenschaft, nicht umkehrbar zu sein; das Fehlen der Möglichkeit, rückgängig gemacht zu werden.]

Die **Irreversibility** der Entscheidung bedeutete, dass es kein Zurück mehr gab.

(名詞) 取り消すことができない性質。元に戻すことができないこと。

その決定の不可逆性(取り返しのつかなさ)は、後戻りできないことを意味していた。

(substantivo) irreversibilidade [A qualidade de ser irreversível; a falta de capacidade de ser revertido.]

A irreversibilidade da decisão significava que não havia volta.

Word parts: ir + re + vers + ibility

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