irreconcilable

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irreconcilable^¹

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Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“to reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

adjective more irreconcilable · most irreconcilable

Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising. [T]he fact that the peccant doctor [Sir James Clark, 1st Baronet] continued in the Queen's service made the Hastings family irreconcilable and produced an unpleasant impression of unrepentant error upon the public mind.
Similar: hostile, hateful, antagonistic
Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory. I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

noun irreconcilables

Something that cannot be reconciled.

Irreconcilable^²

noun Irreconcilables

US, dated, slang A Confederate who moved to another country following the American Civil War, rather than live in a reunited United States.
US, dated, slang A vociferous opponent of the Treaty of Versailles.

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adj unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising

Español	irreconciliable
日本語	和解できない wakai dekinai, 憎い nikui, 敵対する tekitai suru
Português	irreconciliável
Français	irréconciliable
Deutsch	unversöhnlich, unvereinbar, unverträglich
Italiano	irreconciliabile
Română	ireconciliabil
Русский	непримири́мый neprimirímyj

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@misc{irreconcilable_2026,
  title = {irreconcilable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irreconcilable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}