adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an irreversible coma (= a permanent one )
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He had been in an irreversible coma since the disaster.
permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage (= that cannot be repaired )
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By smoking for so long, she may have suffered irreversible damage to her health.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
change
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They seem to be address objectives that have been overtaken by irreversible changes both in technology and consumer expectations.
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Stopping rivers and creating lakes, it was reported, had caused irreversible changes to thousands of acres of land.
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However, he mistook certain war-time conditions in the main belligerent states as being irreversible changes .
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Far more important than this change , though, is the irreversible change in the character of universities.
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Fundamental and irreversible changes ought only to be imposed, if at all, in the light of an unmistakable national consensus.
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Although we know intellectually that the statusquo can not be maintained for ever, we feel profoundly disturbed when irreversible change actually happens.
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The fundamental question is whether a third or fourth Thatcher term would produce irreversible changes .
damage
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This has done severe, irreversible damage to our identity.
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A third priority is to stop irreversible damage to the natural environment.
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Prolonged fixation often lead to irreversible damage as muscles atrophied.
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Conservationists however, claim that many licenses must be immediately revoked to avoid irreversible damage .
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Second, if the condition goes unrecognised, or is incorrectly treated, irreversible damage may occur.
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As a consequence some have suffered irreversible damage to their health.
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Much evidence now exists which shows that hypochlorites inhibit collagen synthesis and cause irreversible damage to the micro-circulation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an irreversible decision
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Despite claims made by skincare manufacturers, the effects of ageing are irreversible .
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New technology has brought about irreversible changes in society.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A third priority is to stop irreversible damage to the natural environment.
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Among the drugs that may cause irreversible injury to the vestibular hair cells are streptomycin, neomycin, and gentamicin.
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But things are changing and some of these changes look irreversible .
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Much of this simplification may be irreversible .
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The consensus among scientists is that global warming is irreversible .
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They intend to build a socialist state, and the revolution which they have begun is irreversible .
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We urge you to ensure the most stringent environmental assessment procedures are followed before any irreversible damage is done.