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The definition of irreparable is something that cannot be mended or fixed.

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If someone lies to you and you will never trust that person again, this is a time when the damage to your relationship is irreparable.
If a vase breaks into 1000 pieces, this is an example of a time when the vase is irreparable.

See irreparable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not reparable; that cannot be repaired, mended, remedied, etc.

Origin: ME irreperable < OFr irréparable < L irreparabilis

Related Forms:

irreparability noun
irreparably adverb

See irreparable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend: irreparable harm; irreparable damages.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin irreparābilis

Origin: : in-, not; see in-¹

Origin: + reparābilis, reparable; see reparable

Related Forms:

ir·repˌa·ra·bilˈi·ty, ir·repˈa·ra·ble·ness noun

ir·repˈa·ra·bly adverb

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