Asked by jyf

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ir- (prefix): not [Latin]

What does the word irreversible mean in this sentence from paragraph 5 of the passage?

Her response—"The hearing loss is irreversible"—wasn't the answer I was expecting.


will never change


probably will change


might change a lot


could change a little

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Will never change."

Explanation: The prefix ir- means "not," so "irreversible" means "not reversible" — unable to be changed back.