n. [ From Reverse. ] 1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
[korotto] (adv) (1) (on-mim) sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); (2) disappointing; (3) complete reversal of a situation; (4) curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly