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irreparable

(ɪreprəbəl)
adjective
Irreparable damage or harm is so bad that it cannot be repaired or put right.
[formal]
The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization.
Synonyms: beyond repair, irreversible, incurable, irretrievable More Synonyms of irreparable
irreparably (ɪreprəbli) adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB -ed]
Her heart was irreparably damaged by a virus.

irreparable in British English

or irrepairable (ɪˈrɛpərəbəl, ɪˈrɛprəbəl)
adjective
not able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair
Derived forms
irreparability (irˌreparaˈbility) or irreparableness (irˈreparableness)
noun
irreparably (irˈreparably)
adverb

irreparable in American English

(ɪˈrɛpərəbəl)
adjective
not reparable; that cannot be repaired, mended, remedied, etc.
Derived forms
irreparability (ˌirˌreparaˈbility)
noun
irreparably (irˈreparably)
adverb
Word origin
ME irreperable < OFr irréparable < L irreparabilis

Examples of 'irreparable' in a sentence
irreparable

You need support and understanding to quit before you do yourself irreparable harm.
The Sun (2012)
My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends in their moment of irreparable loss.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That would do irreparable damage to the whole family.
The Sun (2014)
He suffered irreparable brain damage and it would be almost another decade before he would walk unaided.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
By then irreparable damage had been done.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
An opening heart lead might appear to do irreparable damage as it removes a dummy entry.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Of course it should devise the most painful sanctions that it can without doing its collective economy irreparable harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Instead it risks doing irreparable harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You get the sense that there isn't much time before the situation becomes irreparable.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In both cases, there is an irreparable loss of knowledge, whether or not objects have any commercial value.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If we rigidly hold people to their commitments to serve, we can do irreparable damage to them and the work they've done.
Christianity Today (2000)

In other languages
irreparable

British English: irreparable ADJECTIVE
Irreparable damage or harm is so bad that it cannot be repaired or put right.
The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization.
  • American English: irreparable
  • Brazilian Portuguese: irreparável
  • Chinese: 不能挽救的
  • European Spanish: irreparable
  • French: irréparable
  • German: nicht wiedergutzumachen
  • Italian: irreparabile
  • Japanese: 修復不可能な
  • Korean: 회복될 수 없는
  • European Portuguese: irreparável
  • Latin American Spanish: irreparable

(adjective) 
Definition
not able to be repaired or put right
The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization.
Synonyms
beyond repair
irreversible
She could suffer irreversible brain damage if we don't act fast.
incurable
He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
irretrievable
a country in irretrievable decline
irrecoverable
nostalgic affection for an irrecoverable past
irremediable
Her memory suffered irremediable damage.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of incurable
Definition
not able to be cured
He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
Synonyms
fatal,
terminal,
inoperable,
irrecoverable,
irremediable,
remediless
in the sense of irrecoverable
Definition
not able to be recovered
nostalgic affection for an irrecoverable past
Synonyms
lost,
irreparable,
irretrievable,
gone for ever,
irredeemable,
irremediable,
unsalvageable,
irreclaimable,
unsavable,
unregainable
in the sense of irremediable
Definition
not able to be improved or cured
Her memory suffered irremediable damage.
Synonyms
incurable,
hopeless,
irreversible,
final,
terminal,
fatal,
deadly,
mortal,
irreparable,
irrecoverable,
irredeemable,
beyond redress,
remediless

Synonyms of 'irreparable'

irreparable

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of irretrievable
Definition
impossible to put right or make good
a country in irretrievable decline
Synonyms
irreversible,
incurable,
irrevocable,
irreparable,
final,
unalterable
in the sense of irreversible
Definition
not able to be reversed or put right again
She could suffer irreversible brain damage if we don't act fast.
Synonyms
irrevocable,
incurable,
irreparable,
final,
unalterable
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