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Common collocations with irreversible in American Collocation

irreversible adjective

US /ˌɪrɪˈvɜrsəb(ə)l/

possibly or probably

possibly
potentially
probably
seemingly

Nutritional deficiencies in a baby’s diet have potentially irreversible consequences.

effectively

effectively
essentially

The decisions made on the basis of this report will be effectively irreversible.

change or effect

change
consequences
effect
process
shift

Mankind has always made irreversible changes to his habitat.

damage or destruction

damage
destruction
harm
loss

Degenerative brain diseases are marked by progressive, irreversible damage to cells of the central nervous system.

process of getting worse

decline
degradation
deterioration

By 1998 it was clear that their market share was in irreversible decline.