reversion
English Thesaurus
1. a failure to maintain a higher state (noun.act)
hypernym | : | failure, |
definition | : | an act that fails (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | recidivism, |
definition | : | habitual relapse into crime (noun.act) |
2. returning to a former state (noun.act)
hypernym | : | reversal, |
definition | : | a change from one state to the opposite state (noun.act) |
3. turning in the opposite direction (noun.act)
hyponym | : | about turn, about-face, |
definition | : | act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | u-turn, |
definition | : | complete reversal of direction of travel (noun.act) |
4. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)
hypernym | : | recurrence, return, |
definition | : | happening again (especially at regular intervals) (noun.event) |
5. (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) (noun.event)
hypernym | : | chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, |
definition | : | (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism (noun.event) |
domain category | : | genetic science, genetics, |
definition | : | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition) |
6. (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) (noun.possession)
hypernym | : | interest, stake, |
definition | : | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | escheat, |
definition | : | a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs (noun.possession) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
7. a failure to maintain a higher state (noun.act)
derivation | : | backslide, lapse, |
definition | : | drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards (verb.change) |
8. returning to a former state (noun.act)
9. turning in the opposite direction (noun.act)
derivation | : | inverse, reverse, |
definition | : | reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect (adj.all) |
10. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)
derivation | : | atavist, throwback, |
definition | : | an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person) |
11. (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) (noun.possession)
derivation | : | reversionary, |
definition | : | of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion) (adj.pert) |
12. a failure to maintain a higher state (noun.act)
derivation | : | backslide, lapse, |
definition | : | drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards (verb.change) |
13. returning to a former state (noun.act)
14. turning in the opposite direction (noun.act)
derivation | : | inverse, reverse, |
definition | : | reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect (adj.all) |
15. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)
derivation | : | atavist, throwback, |
definition | : | an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person) |
16. (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) (noun.possession)
derivation | : | reversionary, |
definition | : | of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion) (adj.pert) |
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