irreparable

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

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/

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• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ɪɹəˈpæɹəbəl/, /ɪɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹəbəl/^[1]

irreparable (comparative more irreparable, superlative most irreparable)

1. Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.
   • 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, →OCLC, chapter VIII, page 134, column 1:

     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.

   • 2025 August 1, Jamie Guirola, “'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions”, in NBC News‎^[2], archived from the original on 8 August 2025:

     “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.”

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irreparable m or f (masculine and feminine plural irreparables)

1. irreparable

   Antonym: reparable

• irreparablement

• IPA^(key): /irepaˈɾable/ [i.re.paˈɾa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: i‧rre‧pa‧ra‧ble

irreparable m or f (masculine and feminine plural irreparables)

1. irreparable

   Antonym: reparable

• “irreparable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024