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irreparability

irreparability

8.7
A thing that cannot be fixed or made like new
  • noun
  • /ˌɪrɪˈpɛrəbɪlɪti/
translation icon : irreparabilidad
  • The irreparability of the damage to her phone meant she had to buy a new one.

Examples

  • This is why the only punishment that would be fully commensurate with evil in its irreparability and irreversibility would be a punishment without end.

    Academic text (2009)

  • "Justification," reconciliation, can be brought about only by Your love for the sinner -- a forgiving love that is undeserved because the irreparability and irreversibility of the evil the sinner has done makes him unworthy of it.

    Academic text (2009)

  • After the flood, the irreparability of the ruined furniture was evident.

  • His actions led to the irreparability of their once-close friendship.

Synonyms

irretrievability
vsirreparability
1 9.9

A situation where you cannot get something back, like deleted files or lost memories

focuses on inability to restore or repair rather than simple recovery
irredeemability
vsirreparability
9.9

The state of being unable to be fixed or made right

is about being impossible to fix physically rather than morally

Antonyms

repairability
1 5.1

How easy it is to fix something when it is broken

How Repairable

irreparability
8.7

Surface Forms

irreparability singular
irreparabilities plural

Morphology

irreparability = irreparable (transparent) = ir + repair + able + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the clearly analyzable adjective 'irreparable', which itself transparently derives from 'ir-' + 'repair' + '-able'.

Etymology

Irreparability breaks into the parts ir- ('not'), repair ('to fix'), and -ability ('the ability to'). So irreparability means the state of being 'not able to be fixed', which is why we use it for damage or loss that cannot be repaired.