irreparable

UK: /ɪˈrɛpərəb^əl/ US: /ɪˈrɛpərəbəl/ ,(i rep′ər ə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ir•rep•a•ra•ble /ɪˈrɛpərəbəl/   adj. 

1. that cannot be repaired, rectified, remedied, or made good:
   an irreparable mistake.

See -pare-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ir•rep•a•ra•ble  (i rep′ər ə bəl), adj. 

1. not reparable;
   incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good:
   an irreparable mistake.

• Latin irreparābilis. See ir-², reparable
• late Middle English 1375–1425

ir•rep′a•ra•bil′i•ty, ir•rep′a•ra•ble•ness, n. 
ir•rep′a•ra•bly, adv. 

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irreparable / ɪˈrɛpərəb^əl ɪˈrɛprəb^əl/, irrepairable / ˌɪrɪˈpɛərəb^əl/ adjective

1. not able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair

irˌreparaˈbility, irˈreparableness noun

irˈreparably adverb