irreparable
/ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/
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irreparable adjective: incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.
Adjective
irreparable (comparative more irreparable, superlative most irreparable)
- 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.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...
- “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
irreparable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
irreparable in Tamil
- சரிசெய்ய இயலாத, சீர்படுத்த முடியாத
irreparable in Urdu
- لاعلاج, ناقابل تلافی
irreparable in Bengali
- অপূরণীয়, সংশোধনাতীত
irreparable in Malayalam
- unrectifiable, irreversible, irrevocable
- അപരിഹാര്യം, പ്രതിവിധിയില്ലാത്ത, പരിഹാരമില്ലാത്ത, പഴയതുപോലെ ആക്കാനാകാത്ത, നന്നാക്കാനാവാത്ത, കേടു തീർക്കാനാവാത്ത
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- irreparable in Kannada
- ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲಾಗದ, ರಿಪೇರಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗದ, ತುಂಬಲಾಗದ, ಅಪೂರಣೀಯ
Forms of irreparable
| comparative | more irreparable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most irreparable |
Origin of irreparable
From Middle French irréparable, from Old French, from Latin irreparabilis, equivalent to ir- + reparable.
Words formed from irreparable
Questions about irreparable
- What does irreparable mean?
- Irreparable means incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.
- What is irreparable in Tamil?
- Irreparable in Tamil is சரிசெய்ய இயலாத, சீர்படுத்த முடியாத. See Irreparable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is irreparable?
- Irreparable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce irreparable?
- Irreparable is pronounced /ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/.
Words near irreparable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: irreparable (page history and authors); irreparable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irreparable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Irreparable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irreparable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); irreparable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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