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reversal
A	noun
	1	about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy change
			a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy change ╚undoing
	2	reversal
			a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of state ╚reversal ╚regression; regress; reversion; retrogression; retroversion
	3	transposition, reversal
			the act of reversing the order or place of
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚creation; creative activity ╚creating by mental acts ╚composing; composition ╚arrangement; arranging; transcription ╚rearrangement ╚reordering ╚transposition, reversal
	4	reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
			turning in the opposite direction
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of direction; reorientation ╚reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround ╚u-turn ╚about-face; about turn
	5	reversal
			a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚due process; due process of law ╚judgment; judgement; judicial decision ╚reversal
	6	reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround
			a decision to reverse an earlier decision
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚decision making; deciding ╚reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround ╚reconsideration; second thought; afterthought; rethink
	7	reversal, turn around
			turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚movement; motion ╚turning; turn ╚reversal, turn around
	8	reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
			an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye ╚whammy

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