irreparable

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈɹɛpəɹəbəl/ UK /ɪˈrepərəbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #28331

Meanings

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adj
impossible to repair, restore, remedy, or make right

The fire caused irreparable damage to the manuscript collection.

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Synonyms

1 adj · impossible to repair,... irremediable irreversible incurablebeyond repairpermanent

Opposites

reparablerepairableremediablereversible

Word family

Forms irreparably

Derived forms irreparablyirreparability

Related forms repair reparable reparation remedy

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Phrases (1)

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irreparable harm
damage that cannot be repaired or put right

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English and Old French irreparable, from Latin irreparabilis ('unable to be repaired'), formed from in- ('not') + reparabilis ('repairable'). Reparabilis comes from reparare, 'to restore or prepare again,' built from re- ('again') + parare ('to prepare').

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