reversion
Roget-categorie 145
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Reversion
zelfstandig naamwoord
reversion,
return —
revulsion.
turning point,
turn of the tide —
status quo ante bellum —
calm before a storm.
alternation
etc.
(periodicity)
138 —
inversion
etc.
219 —
recoil
etc.
277 —
retreat,
regression,
retrogression
etc.
283 —
restoration
etc.
660 —
relapse,
recidivism
etc.
661 —
atavism —
vicinism† —
werkwoord
revert,
turn back,
regress —
relapse
etc.
661 —
recoil
etc.
277 —
retreat
etc.
283 —
restore
etc.
660 —
undo,
unmake —
turn the tide,
roll back the tide,
turn the scale,
tip the scale.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
reverting
etc.
v. —
regressive,
revulsive,
reactionary —
retrorse†.
bijwoord
a rebours [Fr.].
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