irreparable

«irreparable» in Mova's school dictionary: so badly damaged or harmed that it cannot be repaired or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (irreparable); adverb irreparably

meaning for a pupil

Irreparable means so badly damaged or harmed that it cannot be repaired or put right. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used for damage, harm, loss: «irreparable damage», «irreparable harm». In science and geography: damage to nature; in stories: a broken friendship. It tells the reader there is no going back.

examples

• The flood did irreparable damage to the old books. tree →
• Cutting down the forest caused irreparable harm. tree →
• The vase was irreparable after it fell. tree →
• Telling the secret did irreparable damage to their friendship. tree →
• Losing the old photos was an irreparable loss. tree →
• The engine was irreparable, so they bought a new one. tree →

note

Say «ih-REP-er-uh-bul», stress on «REP», not «repair-able». Opposite: reparable (rare), repairable.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «irreparable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.