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irretrievableimpossible to recover, restore, or repair; permanently lost

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: impossible to recover, restore, or repair; permanently lost

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl/

Korean meaning: 되찾을 수 없는, 복구할 수 없는, 영구적으로 잃어버린

Korean pronunciation: 이리**트리**버블

Example Sentences

  • After deleting the folder without backup, my vacation photos became irretrievable.
  • His reputation suffered irretrievable damage when the video of him singing karaoke went viral.
  • The company's financial records were in an irretrievable mess after the intern reorganized the filing system.

irretrievable

ADJECTIVE

//ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl//

impossible to recover, restore, or repair; permanently lost

irretrievable concept
💡 Concept

a distressed hiker watches helplessly as his backpack tumbles down into the dark abyss below. The backpack spins and falls further away from reach with each passing second. The rocky walls are too steep and dangerous for anyone to climb down safely. Another hiker beside him shakes her head sadly, knowing there's absolutely no way to get it back. something that is impossible to recover, restore, or repair once it's permanently lost

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irretrievable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

What's irretrievable makes the pain barely believable!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixir--
Rootretrieve
Suffix--able

Origin

14세기 말 중세 라틴어에서 유래. '다시 얻다'는 의미의 'retrieve'에 불가능을 나타내는 접두사 'ir-'이 결합되어 '다시 얻을 수 없는' 상태를 표현하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

believableachievableretrievable
believable
achievable
retrievable

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📝Examples

After deleting the folder without backup, my vacation photos became irretrievable.

😄 Fun example

His reputation suffered irretrievable damage when the video of him singing karaoke went viral.

😄 Fun example

The company's financial records were in an irretrievable mess after the intern reorganized the filing system.

The marriage had reached an irretrievable breakdown according to the divorce papers.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

irreversiblepermanentirrecoverableirreparablefinal

Antonyms

retrievablerecoverablereversible

Related

retrieverecoveryrestorationirreversiblepermanent