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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.


could change a little


might change a lot


will never change


probably will change

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

Explanation: ir- means "not" and reversible means "able to be changed/reversed," so irreversible = not able to be reversed — it won't change.