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[ ih-rep-er-uh-buhl ] / ɪˈrɛp ər ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irreparable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake. Origin of irreparableFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word irreparābilis.See ir-2, reparable OTHER WORDS FROM irreparableir·rep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, ir·rep·a·ra·ble·ness, nounir·rep·a·ra·bly, adverbWords nearby irreparableirreligious, irremeable, irremediable, irremissible, irremovable, irreparable, irrepealable, irreplaceable, irrepleviable, irreplevisable, irrepressible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irreparableAmelia must do this every day in loving Samuel—who often appears as a reminder of the irreparable past and death of Oskar. ‘The Babadook’ Is the Best (and Most Sincere) Horror Movie of the Year|Samuel Fragoso|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST It reached the point where it was irreparable, and the best thing to do for the entire family was to separate. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST David Frum on the irreparable damage Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald have caused. Yes, We Scan: Why the NSA Collected Intelligence on Mexico and France|David Frum|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST She has completely demolished my family and right now, the relationship's irreparable. Jeremy London Seeks Redemption|Anna David|December 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We are doomed to choose, and every choice may entail an irreparable loss. The Culture Wars' Next Frontier|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.|November 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST Any departure from Science is an irreparable loss of Science. Rudimental Divine Science|Mary Baker Eddy Such a loss would be irreparable, and without hesitation he dashed toward the burning wall. Canoe Boys and Campfires|William Murray Graydon I asked him to reflect on the irreparable eclipse that he would be casting over the Duskydale ballroom. A Rogue's Life|Wilkie Collins I do not intend to question you; I have suffered from it, I have confessed to you, and I have done you an irreparable wrong. Child of a Century, Complete|Alfred de Musset They sought his advice on all important matters, and in his demise they realize that the State has sustained an irreparable loss. The Nation Behind Prison Bars|George L. Herr
British Dictionary definitions for irreparable/ (ɪˈrɛpərəbəl, ɪˈrɛprəbəl) /
adjectivenot able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair Derived forms of irreparableirreparability or irreparableness, nounirreparably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to irreparableirreversible, irreplaceable, broken, destroyed, hopeless, impossible, incorrigible, incurable, ruined, cureless, irremediable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irretrievable, unrecoverable |