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irreparable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/
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  • nonstandard: /ɪɹəˈpæɹəbəl/
  • nonstandard: /ɪɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹəbəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 R EH1 P ER0 AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

impossible to repair, rectify, or amend

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • irreparable harm
  • an irreparable mistake
  • irreparable damages

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: reparable

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: непапра́ўны (njepapráwny) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Bulgarian: непоправим (nepopravim) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Catalan: irreparable — that is unable to be repaired
  • Dutch: onherstelbaar — that is unable to be repaired
  • Finnish: korjauskelvoton — that is unable to be repaired
  • Finnish: peruuttamaton — that is unable to be repaired
  • French: irréparable — that is unable to be repaired
  • German: irreparabel — that is unable to be repaired
  • German: nicht reparierbar — that is unable to be repaired
  • Greek: ανεπανόρθωτος (anepanórthotos) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Latin: irredivīvus — that is unable to be repaired
  • Macedonian: непоправлив (nepopravliv) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Polish: nie do naprawienia — that is unable to be repaired
  • Polish: nienaprawialny — that is unable to be repaired
  • Portuguese: irreparável — that is unable to be repaired
  • Russian: неисправи́мый (neispravímyj) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Russian: невосстанови́мый (nevosstanovímyj) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Russian: непоправи́мый (nepopravímyj) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Spanish: irreparable — that is unable to be repaired
  • Swedish: irreparabel — that is unable to be repaired
  • Swedish: olaglig — that is unable to be repaired
  • Ottoman Turkish: چارهسز (çaresiz) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Ottoman Turkish: درمانسز (dermansız) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Ottoman Turkish: علاجسز (ʼilacsız) — that is unable to be repaired
  • Ukrainian: непопра́вний (nepoprávnyj) — that is unable to be repaired