irreparable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪɹəˈpæɹəbəl/ (nonstandard)
- /ɪɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹəbəl/ (nonstandard)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/
Etymology
From Middle French irréparable, from Old French, from Latin irreparabilis, equivalent to ir- + reparable.
Meanings
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Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.
“Florida has struck an unholy bargain with the Trump administration,” one speaker said. “People are not getting food, hygiene, or medical care. These conditions are substandard and cause irreparable harm.”
2025 August 1, Jamie Guirola, “'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025:It was impoſſible that the queen of France [Marie Antoinette] ſhould not be deeply affected by a conteſt, which ſo cloſely involved her neareſt and deareſt connections, and threatened ſo immediate and perhaps irreparable a breach of the harmony and friendſhip ſubſiſting between them.
1787, “The History of Europe”, in The Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Years 1784 and 1785, volume XXVII, London: Printed by J[ames] Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, →OCLC, chapter VIII, page 134, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more irreparable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most irreparable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
irreparably · irreparableness · nonirreparable
Translations (25)
ota چارهسز (that is unable to be repaired) · mk непоправлив (that is unable to be repaired) · pl nie do naprawienia (that is unable to be repaired) · fi korjauskelvoton (that is unable to be repaired) · nl onherstelbaar (that is unable to be repaired) · pl nienaprawialny (that is unable to be repaired) · fi peruuttamaton (that is unable to be repaired) · de nicht reparierbar (that is unable to be repaired) · ru неисправи́мый (that is unable to be repaired) · bg непоправим (that is unable to be repaired) · es irreparable (that is unable to be repaired) · ota درمانسز (that is unable to be repaired) · sv irreparabel (that is unable to be repaired) · ru невосстанови́мый (that is unable to be repaired) · be непапра́ўны (that is unable to be repaired) · ca irreparable (that is unable to be repaired) · el ανεπανόρθωτος (that is unable to be repaired) · la irredivīvus (that is unable to be repaired) · pt irreparável (that is unable to be repaired) · ota علاجسز (that is unable to be repaired) · ru непоправи́мый (that is unable to be repaired) · fr irréparable (that is unable to be repaired) · sv olaglig (that is unable to be repaired) · uk непопра́вний (that is unable to be repaired) · de irreparabel (that is unable to be repaired)