reversion — a return to a previous state, practice, or belief
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a return to a previous state, practice, or belief
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈvɜːrʒn/
Example Sentences
- My grandfather's reversion to wearing suspenders made him look like a vintage gentleman.
- The company's reversion to paper files caused chaos in the digital age.
- His reversion to eating cereal for every meal worried his roommates.
reversion
NOUN[/rɪˈvɜːrʒn/]
a return to a previous state, practice, or belief
💡 Concept
a return to a previous state, practice, or belief
🎵 Rhyme
Will reversion beat conversion, or will subversion win?
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/rɪˈvɜːrʒn/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈvɜːʃn/
🌳Etymology
Prefixre--
Rootvert
Suffix--sion
🎵Rhyme
versionconversiondiversionsubversion
version
conversion
diversion
subversion
🔗Collocations
genetic reversion
reversion to type
property reversion
cultural reversion
mean reversion
reversion clause
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandfather's reversion to wearing suspenders made him look like a vintage gentleman.”
“The company's reversion to paper files caused chaos in the digital age.”
😄 Fun example
“His reversion to eating cereal for every meal worried his roommates.”
“The software's reversion to the previous version solved all the bugs.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
regressionrelapsereturnbackslidingretrogression
Antonyms
progressionadvancementevolution
Related
revertreverserestoreregress
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