reversion

/rəˈvʌrʒɪn/

/rəˈvʌʒən/

Other forms: reversions

Definitions of reversion

1. noun

   returning to a former state
   synonyms: regress, regression, retrogression, retroversion

   type of:

   reversal

   a change from one state to the opposite state
2. noun

   a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
   synonyms: atavism, throwback

   type of:

   recurrence, return

   the event of happening again (especially at regular intervals)
3. noun

   a failure to maintain a higher state
   synonyms: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting

   types:

   recidivism

   habitual relapse into crime

   type of:

   failure

   an act that fails
4. noun

   turning in the opposite direction
   synonyms: reversal, reverse, turnabout, turnaround

   types:

   about turn, about-face

   act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation

   u-turn

   complete reversal of direction of travel

   type of:

   change of direction, reorientation

   the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
5. noun

   (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)
   types:

   escheat

   a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs

   type of:

   interest, stake

   (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
6. noun

   (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
   type of:

   chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation

   (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism