reversion

Phonetic Respelling: [ ri-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

Definition:

n. 1 a return to or toward some former state or condition; 2 turning in the opposite direction

Sentence:

His reversion to a life of crime saddened the judge who had tried to help him.

More example sentences:

His reversion to a life of crime saddened the judge who had tried to help him.

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Synonyms:

regression; retrogression; backsliding;reversal

Antonyms:

going forward

Reversion rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • persian
  • version
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • aspersion
  • aversion
  • conversion
  • dispersion
  • diversion
  • excursion
  • immersion
  • incursion
  • inversion
  • perversion
  • submersion
  • subversion