Meaning & use
reversed
Turned so as to face, move, or operate in the opposite direction or order.
See it in a sentence
The recording plays the reversed audio backward at the very end of the track.
The appeals court reversed the lower court's decision and ordered a new trial.
A note on using this word
In legal writing, a reversed ruling means a higher court has overturned a lower court's decision entirely.
Words with a similar meaning
invertedoverturned
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