Irrepressible definition

ĭrĭ-prĕsə-bəl
The definition of irrepressible is something that can’t be held back or restrained.

A child giggling while being tickled is an example of irrepressible.

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(of a person) Especially high-spirited, outspoken, or insistent.
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Difficult or impossible to control or restrain.

Irrepressible laughter.

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That cannot be repressed or restrained.
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Origin of irrepressible

Irrepressible Sentence Examples

  • There is nowhere recorded a simple and irrepressible satisfaction with the gift of life, any memorable praise of God.

  • The conflict was irrepressible.

  • One day Morris heard the irrepressible Hill singing along with the radio.

  • It's true; I have an almost irrepressible urge to take care of everyone, coupled with a natural tendency to fret.

  • In a speech at Rochester, New York, in 1858 he made the famous statement that there was "an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces, and it means that the United States must and will, sooner or later, become either entirely a slave-holding nation or entirely a free-labour nation."

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