Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

145. Reversion — N. reversion, return; revulsion.

turning point, turn of the tide; status quo ante bellum; calm before a storm. alternation &c (periodicity) 138; inversion &c 219; recoil &c 277; retreat, regression, retrogression &c 283; restoration &c 660; relapse, recidivism &c 661; atavism; vicinism†; V. revert, turn back, regress; relapse &c 661; recoil &c 277; retreat &c 283; restore &c 660; undo, unmake; turn the tide, roll back the tide, turn the scale, tip the scale. Adj. reverting &c v.; regressive, revulsive, reactionary; retrorse†. Adv. a rebours [Fr.].