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incurable

UK
/ɪnˈkjʊərəbl/
US
/ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/

Translations

incurableadjective
more incurable
Comp.
most incurable
Super.
UK
/ɪnˈkjʊərəbl/
US
/ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/
The disease was deemed incurable by the medical team.
La maladie a été jugée incurable par l'équipe médicale.
Additional translations
irrémédiableS'emploie surtout au sens figuré pour une situation ou un trait impossible à corriger.
Synonyms
perpetual
unhealable
irremediable
hopeless
terminal
chronic
Antonyms
curable
incurablenoun
incurables
pl
UK
/ɪnˈkjʊə.rə.bəl/
US
/ɪnˈkjʊr.ə.bəl/
incurableNom substantivé pour une personne atteinte d'une maladie incurable.
The hospital has a special ward for incurables who require long-term care.
L'hôpital a un service spécial pour les incurables qui nécessitent des soins de longue durée.
Additional translations
incorrigibleS'emploie pour une personne impossible à corriger ou à changer dans un comportement.
Synonyms
chronic case
hopeless case
lost cause
incorrigible
reprobate
terminal case

Definitions

incurableadjective
Not able to be cured or remedied.
The disease was deemed incurable by the medical team.
Unable to be changed or corrected; hopeless.
He was an incurable optimist, always seeing the bright side of every situation.
incurablenoun
A person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured.
The hospital has a special ward for incurables who require long-term care.
A person who cannot be reformed or changed in a particular habit, attitude, or characteristic.
Even after several interventions, he remained an incurable when it came to gambling.
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