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irreparable

adjective

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Impossible to repair or put right.

The fire caused irreparable damage to the original manuscript.

Dictionary practice example.

An irreparable breach of trust separates two characters in the novella after a deliberate betrayal, and the ending explicitly rules out restoring their former relationship.

From Loss, Decline, and Recovery.

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