reversal

//rɪˈvɜːsəl//
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Noun

reversalSingular
reversalsPlural
1

A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.

The company announced a reversal of its decision to close the factory.

2

An exchange of roles or fortunes, especially a dramatic change from success to failure or vice versa.

The team experienced a dramatic reversal of fortune in the final minutes of the game.

3

The annulment or overturning of a legal decision or judgment by a higher authority.

The Supreme Court ordered a reversal of the lower court's decision.