adverb
- in a way that cannot be undone, changed back, or reversed
Examples
- The chemical reaction changed the compound irreversibly.
- Climate change may irreversibly alter ocean currents.
- The surgery irreversibly damaged his vocal cords.
- Once the data is deleted, it will be irreversibly lost.
- The glacier has irreversibly retreated due to warming temperatures.
- Her reputation was irreversibly tarnished by the scandal.