beyond/past redemption
phrase
1
: too bad to be corrected or improved
The situation is beyond/past redemption.
2
: incapable of being saved from sin or evil
bad people who are beyond/past redemption
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“Beyond/past redemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%2Fpast%20redemption. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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