adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
irreparable harm (= that cannot be made better )
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The scandal has caused irreparable harm to his career.
permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage (= that cannot be repaired )
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By smoking for so long, she may have suffered irreversible damage to her health.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
damage
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Why should his death, however tragic, threaten irreparable damage to an institutional structure of such proven strength?
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In truth, the society's decision will cause irreparable damage to the cause of music.
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At that stage they were completely outweighed by the threat of irreparable damage to her health and risk to her life.
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Would they ever be able to extricate themselves from it without irreparable damage being done?
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The Stalinist phase did all but irreparable damage to the international reputation of Soviet historiography.
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Parking the trailer Simply parking the trailer with the stands firmly down will not prevent really strong winds from doing irreparable damage .
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We are only one generation away from causing irreparable damage to the Earth's biosphere.
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Numerous environmental campaigners have alleged that Fisons's peat-cutting operations are causing irreparable damage to the fragile habitat of lowland peat-bogs.
harm
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However, the didactic goal usually does irreparable harm to the characterization of the dramatis personae.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Boxing can cause irreparable damage to the brain.
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The explosion caused irreparable damage to several buildings.
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The forest suffered irreparable damage as a result of last year's fire.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the damage to his eyes was irreparable .
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However, the didactic goal usually does irreparable harm to the characterization of the dramatis personae.
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If the team loses to Berkeley tonight, a team below the Ducks in the Pac-10, the damage will be irreparable .
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No doubt she would be doing the cycle irreparable damage, but the urge to ride it was too strong to be denied.
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The situation is dire, but not yet irreparable .
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These attacks have inflicted widespread and in some cases irreparable damage in preparation for the ground offensive.
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Why should his death, however tragic, threaten irreparable damage to an institutional structure of such proven strength?