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irreconcilability

irreconcilability

9.0
A situation where two people or groups cannot agree even after trying
  • noun
  • /ˌɪrɪˌkɒnsɪlˈɑːbɪlɪti/
translation icon : irreconciliabilidad
  • In both those reviews that see Stael as warning of the dangers of female ambition and those that speak of the desire for celebrity as a noble struggle, the irreconcilability of the pursuit of talent and an exemplary domestic existence is reiterated.

Examples

  • As already noted, its very scope defies neat storytelling, but the irreconcilability of the opponents also precludes the recourse to rhetoric employed in the first half of the Crónica.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Although, from a Qur'anic point of view, there is no intrinsic irreconcilability between the two.

    Academic text (1996)
  • An important concept in the field of Indian law and policy introduced by Ball (1987) is that of "irreconcilability."

    Academic text (1994)
  • "Either there is an issue between the town and Noble that is probably approaching irreconcilability, or there is a money issue of the town not paying Noble.

    Blog text (9)
  • Clearly, political sentiment in both Israel and Gaza has moved in directions of greater irreconcilability, prompted at least in part by reaction against what the other side is doing.

    Blog text (20)
  • Nietzsche, who thought hard about them, concluded that the irreconcilability of cultures implied implacable warfare among them.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The important point here is to note the irreconcilability of the positions—there is an excluded middle, and only persuasion to "conversion" will bring about any change.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Thierry de Duve, building on Barthes's work, has usefully cast it in terms of the paradoxical irreconcilability of the event, which is putatively captured in the snapshot, and the picture, which is exemplified by the time exposure.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The irreconcilability of their opposing views made it impossible for them to reach an agreement.

  • In discussions about climate change, the irreconcilability of economic interests and environmental concerns is often highlighted.

Synonyms

disagreement
vsirreconcilability
268 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

is stronger, meaning those differences cannot be reconciled or settled
divide
vsirreconcilability
110 6.0

A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension

is about an unbridgeable split where compromise is not possible
contention
vsirreconcilability
34 6.5

A strong disagreement between people or groups

is the case where opposing views cannot be brought into agreement
collision
vsirreconcilability
31 3.7

A strong clash between ideas or goals

means the clash is irreparable and no agreement can follow
difference of opinion
vsirreconcilability
  • Specialized
30 3.5

A situation where two or more people disagree about something important

implies that such debate cannot be resolved into any agreement
dissonance
vsirreconcilability
23 7.8

A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think

is stronger by meaning that harmony cannot be restored at all
dissension
vsirreconcilability
16 7.5

A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together

is broader, meaning the conflict cannot be settled by compromise
incompatibility
vsirreconcilability
4 6.6

A situation where two things cannot work or live together without problems

means a complete impossibility of reaching any compromise or agreement
incongruence
vsirreconcilability
1 8.1

A lack of agreement between things or ideas

adds that the lack is so deep agreement becomes impossible
discordance
vsirreconcilability
1 8.1

A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension

is the extreme case where that strife cannot be resolved
nonreconciliation
vsirreconcilability
9.3

A situation when people, groups, or data do not agree

is an absolute state where agreement cannot be reached
contradictoriness
vsirreconcilability
9.1

A state where ideas or statements say opposite things and cannot both be true

refers to impossibility of making those opposing ideas agree
mutual opposition
vsirreconcilability
7.7

A situation where two ideas, groups, or feelings are against each other

implies these oppositions cannot be resolved into agreement
nonconvergence
vsirreconcilability
9.9

Lack of agreement between people or ideas

stresses that the failure reflects an unfixable refusal to agree
inharmony
vsirreconcilability
8.2

Lack of agreement between people in a team or group

points out that this absence prevents any possible reconciliation
confliction
vsirreconcilability
7.5

A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests

is the situation where that clash is impossible to reconcile
dividedness
vsirreconcilability
7.2

A feeling of strong conflict inside a person about two different loyalties

is different by meaning a permanent impossibility of reaching agreement

Antonyms

1 5.6

People can make them agree or work together

How Reconcilable

agreement
361 1.0
disagreement
268 1.6
conflict
397 2.3
irreconcilability
9.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

irreconcilability = irreconcilable (transparent) = ir + reconcile + able + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to 'irreconcilable'; the meaning is the state of being impossible to reconcile and follows regular derivational patterns.

Etymology

The word irreconcilability comes from the familiar verb reconcile ('bring together' or 'make agree'), with the prefix ir- ('not') and the ending -ability ('ability'). So it means 'not able to be brought together', which is why we use it for ideas, plans, or people that cannot be made to agree.