Emily Dickinson Lexicon

reverse, n. [see reverse, v.] (webplay: certainty).

1. Misfortune; deprivation; [fig.] trouble; trial; affliction; difficulty.
2. Crisis; financial loss; sudden economic downturn; rapid turn from favorable to unfavorable circumstances.
3. Sorrow; grief; depression.
4. Opposite; contrary; antithesis.
5. Downfall; failure; loss of reputation; [fig.] death; tragic end.