irremediable
adjective
ir·re·me·di·a·ble
ˌir-i-ˈmē-dē-ə-bəl 
: not remediable
an irremediable error
also
: incurable
irremediableness
noun
Examples of irremediable in a Sentence
There was an irremediable split between the two sides of the family.
the firm belief that no juvenile delinquent is irremediable
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This is why the tragedy of Gaza seems definitive and irremediable: because a state and an army that pretend to be the expression of that culture, as the heirs of that history, have betrayed the Jewish intellectual contribution to modern civilization.
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Many of the country’s top psychiatric groups warn that there is no empirical standard for determining whether a mental-health condition is irremediable.
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Any RVs at the encampment found to have long-term rat infestations will be classified as irremediable biohazards and destroyed, according to the notice.
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The cases in Blair’s book, however gruesome, catalogue methods that our species has used to manage terror, sorrow, and disbelief in the face of the irremediable and unpredictable arrival of death.
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Literary Hub, 24 Mar. 2026
Many of the country’s top psychiatric groups warn that there is no empirical standard for determining whether a mental-health condition is irremediable.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Any RVs at the encampment found to have long-term rat infestations will be classified as irremediable biohazards and destroyed, according to the notice.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2026
The cases in Blair’s book, however gruesome, catalogue methods that our species has used to manage terror, sorrow, and disbelief in the face of the irremediable and unpredictable arrival of death.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irremediable
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irremediable
adjective
ir·re·me·di·a·ble
ˌir-i-ˈmēd-ē-ə-bəl
: impossible to remedy or cure
Legal Definition
irremediable
adjective
ir·re·me·di·a·ble
ˌir-rə-ˈmē-dē-ə-bəl
: impossible to remedy, correct, or redress
irremediable harm
irremediable conduct
irremediably
adverb
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