reversal

noun

1. an act or instance of reversing.
2. the state of being reversed.
3. an adverse change of fortune; reverse.
4. Law. the setting aside of a decision of a lower court by a higher court.

noun

1. the act or an instance of reversing
2. a change for the worse; reversea reversal of fortune
3. the state of being reversed
4. the annulment of a judicial decision, esp by an appeal court on grounds of error or irregularity

n.

late 15c., from reverse (v.) + -al (2).

n.

1. A change to an opposite condition, direction, or position.
2. A condition in which an individual has difficulty distinguishing the lowercase printed or written characters of particular letters: p from q; g or b from d; or s from z.
3. The change of an emotion into its opposite, as from love into hate.