irreparable
adjective
ir·rep·a·ra·ble
i-ˈre-p(ə-)rə-bəl 
ˌi(r)-,
also nonstandard
ˌir-(r)ə-ˈper-ə-bəl
: not reparable : irremediable
irreparable damage
irreparableness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of irreparable in a Sentence
The oil spill did irreparable harm to the bay.
The damage to their relationship was irreparable.
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Chalfant said the property owners would not suffer irreparable harm since the council would address the matter.
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Marissa Wenzke, CBS News, 26 June 2024
Those experiments and models have shown irreparable local damage, as well as more widespread harm caused by the clouds of sediment such activities could spread in ocean currents.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Moreover, the Court’s decisions on immigration, such as Trump v. Hawaii (2018), have led to the separation of families, causing irreparable harm to mental health and well-being.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
Emil Bove, Trump’s appeal lawyer, said the gag order violated Trump’s free speech rights and that his inability to respond to attacks by Cohen and Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, had led to irreparable harm.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Marissa Wenzke, CBS News, 26 June 2024
Those experiments and models have shown irreparable local damage, as well as more widespread harm caused by the clouds of sediment such activities could spread in ocean currents.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Moreover, the Court’s decisions on immigration, such as Trump v. Hawaii (2018), have led to the separation of families, causing irreparable harm to mental health and well-being.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
Emil Bove, Trump’s appeal lawyer, said the gag order violated Trump’s free speech rights and that his inability to respond to attacks by Cohen and Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, had led to irreparable harm.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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irreparable
adjective
ir·rep·a·ra·ble
(ˈ)ir-ˈ(r)ep-(ə-)rə-bəl
: not capable of being repaired or regained
an irreparable loss
Legal Definition
irreparable
adjective
ir·rep·a·ra·ble
i-ˈre-pə-rə-bəl, -prə-bəl
: impossible to repair, remedy, or undo
irreparably
adverb
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