insuperable

The definition of insuperable is an obstacle that cannot be overcome.

(adjective)

If your boss absolutely forbids you from going on a trip, this is an example of an insuperable obstacle to you going on the trip.

See insuperable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not superable; that cannot be overcome or passed over; insurmountable

Origin: ME < L insuperabilis

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See insuperable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Impossible to overcome; insurmountable: insuperable odds.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin īnsuperābilis

Origin: : in-, not; see in-¹

Origin: + superābilis, superable; see superable

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