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irreparable

  • /ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/
  • /ɪɹəˈpæɹəbəl/ nonstandard
  • /ɪɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹəbəl/ nonstandard

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From Middle French irréparable, from Old French, from Latin irreparabilis, equivalent to ir- + reparable.

adjective more irreparable · most irreparable

  1. Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable. 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.

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adj that is unable to be repaired

Españolirreparable
Portuguêsirreparável
Françaisirréparable
Deutschirreparabel, nicht reparierbar
Ελληνικάανεπανόρθωτος anepanórthotos
Русскийнеисправи́мый neispravímyj, невосстанови́мый nevosstanovímyj, непоправи́мый nepopravímyj

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@misc{irreparable_2026,
  title = {irreparable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irreparable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}