Incorrigible vs Irreversible - What's the difference?
incorrigible | irreversible |
defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
incurably depraved; not reformable.
impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
unmanageable.
* {{quote-news
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, date=December 7
, author=Michael White
, title=Breaking up is hard to do, even at the Treasury
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determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon.
(archaic) incurable.
An incorrigibly bad individual
Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward.
Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
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As adjectives the difference between incorrigible and irreversible
is that incorrigible is defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright while irreversible is irreversible.As a noun incorrigible
is an incorrigibly bad individual.incorrigible
English
Adjective
(-)- ''The construction flaw is incorrigible ; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse.
- ''His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution.
- ''The imp is incorrigible : his bottom is still red from his last spanking when he plans the next prank.
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- ''The laws of nature and mathematics are incorrigible .
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Synonyms
(checksyns) * irredeemable * irreparable * uncorrectableAntonyms
* corrigibleDerived terms
* incorrigibility * incorrigiblyNoun
(en noun)- ''The incorrigibles in the prison population are either lifers or habitual reoffenders
irreversible
English
Adjective
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