/ ɪnˈevɪtəbl; NAmE / adjective
1.
that you cannot avoid or prevent
SYN unavoidable :
It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
It was inevitable that there would be job losses.
A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable.
2.
[ only before noun ] (often humorous ) so frequent that you always expect it :
the English and their inevitable cups of tea
3.
the inevitable noun [ sing. ] something that is certain to happen :
You have to accept the inevitable.
The inevitable happened—I forgot my passport.
► in·ev·it·abil·ity / ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ]:
the inevitability of death
There was an inevitability about their defeat.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin inevitabilis , from in- not + evitabilis avoidable (from evitare avoid).