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- Dictionaryirreparable/ɪˈrɛp(ə)rəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of an injury or loss) impossible to rectify or repair: "they were doing irreparable damage to my heart and lungs"
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adjective. uk / ɪˈrep. ə r.ə.b ə l / us / ɪˈrep. ə r.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. impossible to repair or make right again: Unless the oil spill is contained, irreparable damage will be done to the coastline. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not able to be changed. a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom.
adjective. ir· rep· a· ra· ble i-ˈre-p (ə-)rə-bəl. ˌi (r)-, also nonstandard. ˌir- (r)ə-ˈper-ə-bəl. Synonyms of irreparable. : not reparable : irremediable. irreparable damage. irreparableness noun. irreparably. i-ˈre-p (ə-)rə-blē. ˌi (r)- also nonstandard ˌir- (r)ə-ˈper-ə-blē. adverb. Synonyms. irrecoverable. irredeemable. irremediable.
adjective. us / ɪˈrep. ə r.ə.b ə l / uk / ɪˈrep. ə r.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. impossible to repair or make right again: Unless the oil spill is contained, irreparable damage will be done to the coastline. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not able to be changed. a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom.
If something is broken or destroyed for good — a toy, a relationship, a pair of pants — you can say it is irreparable or unable to be repaired.
Irreparable damage or harm is so bad that it cannot be repaired or put right. The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization. American English : irreparable / ɪˈrɛpərəbəl /
(of a loss, injury, etc.) too bad or too serious to repair or put right. to cause irreparable damage/harm to your health. Her death is an irreparable loss. opposite repairable, reparable. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
adjective. Irreparable damage or harm is so bad that it cannot be repaired or corrected. [formal] The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization. Synonyms: beyond repair, irreversible, incurable, irretrievable More Synonyms of irreparable. irreparably (ɪrɛpərəbli ) adverb [ADV with v, ADV -ed]