1 | noun | a change from one state to the opposite state 2 | noun | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating 3 | noun | turning in an opposite direction or position 4 | noun | a decision to reverse an earlier decision 5 | noun | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside 6 | noun | turning in the opposite direction 7 | noun | the act of reversing the order or place of 8 | noun | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view (8 meanings)

riv'ersuhl (IPA: rɪvˈɝsəl)

re-ver-sal (8 letters | 3 syllables)

reversals

black eye | reverse | setback | turn | turn around | change of mind | flip-flop | turnabout | turnaround | reversion | transposition | about-face | policy change | volte-face (total: 14)

command | affirmation

regress | regression | retrogression | retroversion | reversion | whammy | afterthought | reconsideration | rethink | second thought | about-face | about turn | u-turn | undoing (total: 14)

change of state | happening | natural event | occurrence | occurrent | turn | turning | deciding | decision making | judgement | judgment | judicial decision | change of direction | reorientation | reordering | change (total: 16)

dispersal | rehearsal | tercel | universal (based on typical American pronunciation)

rehearsal | reversed | reversely | reverser | reverses (total: 5)

(none among common words)

change by reversal

Mandarin Chinese: | 推翻 (noun) Hindi: | उलटाव (noun) Arabic: | نَقض (noun) Spanish: | inversión (general) French: | renversement (general) | inversion (general)

Reversal of Fortune | Reversal of Fortune

reversal.com | reversal.net | reversal.org | reversal.info | reversal.biz (total: 5)

Change of mind | Setback (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)