Spanish Conversation · Level 14
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Spanish word
irremediable
Pronunciation
IPA/iremeˈðjaβle/
Meaning
- adjectiveirreparable
Example
Esta situación es irremediable.
This situation is irreparable.
More examples
Sus decisiones provocaron consecuencias irremediables.
His decisions caused irreparable consequences.
Core concept
A shattered vase with missing shards.
Common phrases
error irremediable
irreparable error
situación irremediable
irreparable situation
Similar words
irreparable: Physical damage or defect that cannot be repaired back to its original condition.
irreversible: A process or change that, once begun, cannot be reversed to its prior state.
irrecuperable: A loss or resource that is completely gone and cannot be recovered.
Definition in Spanish
Que no puede ser remediado o corregido; sin posibilidad de solución.
Word origin
From Latin in- 'not' and remedium 'remedy', with in- assimilated to ir- before r and the adjectival suffix -able, meaning not able to be remedied.
Usage tips
- A formal, emphatic adjective for permanent or hopeless situations that can sound exaggerated for small everyday problems, and speakers often use difícil de remediar to soften it.
Other meanings
- hopelessadjective
Opposites
- remediableremediableadjective
- reparablereparableadjective