irremediable

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adjective

Unable to be remedied, cured, corrected or repaired; irreparable, incurable.

“irremediable pain”

Opposite
remediable
OriginLatin irremediābilis →
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Meanings

adjectiveirremediable (comparative more irremediable, superlative most irremediable)

comparative more irremediable · superlative most irremediable

  1. Unable to be remedied, cured, corrected or repaired; irreparable, incurable.

    irremediable pain

    2 more examples

    irremediable conflict

    irremediable harm

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveimpossible to remedy or correct or redress

Opposite
remediable
Also see
unmitigable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinirremediābilis
  2. Englishirremediable

Ultimately from Latin irremediābilis. By surface analysis, ir- + remediable.

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Translations

Bulgarian непоправим, неизлечим
  • непоправим (nepopravim)unable to be remedied
  • неизлечим (neizlečim)unable to be remedied
Catalan irremeiable
  • irremeiableunable to be remedied
Dutch onherstelbaar
  • onherstelbaarunable to be remedied
French irrémédiable
  • irrémédiableunable to be remedied
Hindi असाध्य
  • असाध्य (asādhya)unable to be remedied
Hungarian orvosolhatatlan
  • orvosolhatatlanunable to be remedied
Italian irrimediabile
  • irrimediabileunable to be remedied
Polish nieuleczalny
  • nieuleczalnyunable to be remedied
Portuguese irremediável
  • irremediávelunable to be remedied
Russian непоправи́мый
  • непоправи́мый (nepopravímyj)unable to be remedied
Spanish irremediable
  • irremediableunable to be remedied
Swedish urbota
  • urbotaunable to be remedied
Ukrainian непопра́вний
  • непопра́вний (nepoprávnyj)unable to be remedied
Cite this entry
APA

irremediable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irremediable

MLA

“irremediable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irremediable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irremediable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irremediable.

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