reversion

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noun

1. (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)
• Derivationally related forms:
reversionary
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
interest, stake
• Hyponyms:
escheat
2. (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
• Topics:
genetics, genetic science
• Hypernyms:
mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
3. turning in the opposite direction
• Syn:
reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
• Derivationally related forms:
reverse (for: reversal), reverse (for: reverse)
• Hypernyms:
change of direction, reorientation
• Hyponyms:
about-face, about turn, u-turn
4. returning to a former state
• Syn:
regression, regress, retrogression, retroversion
• Derivationally related forms:
retrovert (for: retroversion), retrogress (for: retrogression), revert, regress (for: regress), regress (for: regression)
• Hypernyms:
reversal
5. a failure to maintain a higher state
• Syn:
backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting
• Derivationally related forms:
revert (for: reverting), relapse (for: relapsing), relapse (for: relapse), lapse (for: lapse)
• Hypernyms:
failure
• Hyponyms:
recidivism
6. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
• Syn:
atavism, throwback
• Derivationally related forms:
atavist (for: atavism)
• Hypernyms:
recurrence, return

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting, regression, regress, retrogression, retroversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround, atavism, throwback