Irreparable

  • 21irreparable — adjective irreparable damage, harm etc is so bad that it can never be repaired or made better: irreparable damage to his heart irreparably adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22irreparable — UK [ɪˈrep(ə)rəb(ə)l] / US adjective formal irreparable harm or damage is extremely bad and cannot be repaired or improved The disease does irreparable damage to the nervous system. Derived word: irreparably adverb …

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  • 23irreparable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin irreparabilis, from in + reparabilis reparable Date: 15th century not reparable ; irremediable < irreparable damage > • irreparableness noun • irreparably adverb …

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  • 24irreparable — irreparability, irreparableness, n. irreparably, adv. /i rep euhr euh beuhl/, adj. not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake. [1375 1425; late ME < L irreparabilis. See IR 2, REPARABLE] * * * …

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  • 25irreparable — adj. Irreparable is used with these nouns: ↑damage, ↑harm …

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  • 26irreparable — adjetivo incurable, irremediable. Tratándose de algo que no se puede reparar o compensar: ha sido una pérdida irreparable. * * * Sinónimos: ■ incomponible, irremediable, perdido, incurable Antónimos: ■ compensable, renovable …

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  • 27irreparable — adjective irreparable damage to the landing module Syn: irreversible, irrevocable, irrecoverable, unrepairable, beyond repair, unrectifiable; hopeless Ant: repairable …

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  • 28irreparable — [ɪˈrep(ə)rəb(ə)l] adj formal irreparable harm or damage is extremely bad and cannot be repaired …

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  • 29irreparable — ir•rep•a•ra•ble [[t]ɪˈrɛp ər ə bəl[/t]] adj. not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME &LT; L ir•rep′a•ra•ble•ness, n. ir•rep′a•ra•bly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30irreparable — /ɪˈrɛpərəbəl / (say i repuhruhbuhl), /ɪˈrɛprəbəl / (say i repruhbuhl), /ɪrəˈpɛərəbəl / (say iruh pairruhbuhl) adjective not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable loss. –irreparability /ɪˌrɛpərəˈbɪləti/&#8230; …