irrevocable

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irrevocable

  • /ɪˈɹɛvəkəbəl/ UK
  • /ˌɪɹəˈvəʊkəbəl/ UK
  • /ˌɪɹəˈvɒkəbəl/ UK
  • /iˈɹɛvəkəbəl/ US
  • /ˌɪɹəˈvoʊkəbəl/ US
  • /ˌɪɹiˈvoʊkəbəl/ US
  • /ˌɪɹəˈvɑkəbəl/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle French irrévocable, from Latin irrevocabilis; equivalent to ir- + revoke + -able.

adjective

  1. not comparable Unable to be retracted or reversed; final. Firm and irrevocable is my doom Which I have pass'd upon her; she is banish'd.

    Similar: irreversible, irrepealable · Opposite: nonirrevocable, repealable, reversible, revocable

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adj unable to be retracted or reversed

Españolirrevocable
日本語取り返しのつかない torikaeshi no tsukanai
中文不可撤销的
Portuguêsirrevocável
Françaisirrévocable, irréversible, irréfragable
Deutschunwiderruflich
Italianoirrevocabile
Ελληνικάαμετάκλητος ametáklitos
Русскийнеизме́нный neizménnyj, необратимый neobratimyj
العربيةمُبْرَم mubram

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@misc{irrevocable_2026,
  title = {irrevocable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irrevocable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}