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irreversible

adjective/ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbl/

B1CEFR level
25/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

Not able to be undone or returned to a previous state; permanent.

I must be clear that this particular change would be permanent and irreversible.

Similar: permanent

Topic: Consent & explaining in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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