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unassuageable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnəˈsweɪdʒəbəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From un- + assuageable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of an emotion, usually) Impossible to assuage
    • The most powerful character in the story, Diana, never truly appears, other than in radiant glimpses. The unassuageable anguish of the 12-year-old Harry’s loss gives Moehringer a potent, overarching literary device. 2023 January 17, Tina Brown, “Spare by Prince Harry review – magical thinking in Montecito”, in The Guardian:
    • Haven't Americans lived long enough with the heartache of unassuageable grief? 1997 March 14, Michael Miner, “What's Wrong With Being an Anti-Semite”, in Chicago Reader:

Deriveds

unassuageably

Synonyms

implacable · inconsolable