Unrecoverable

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that cannot be recovered.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered. not-comparable
  2. 2
    From which recovery is not possible. not-comparable

    "The software crashed with an unrecoverable error, and I lost half an hour of work."

Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being recovered or regained wordnet

Synonyms

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irrecoverableirrecoverableirrecoverableirretrievablelost

Example

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"The report, called the Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment, cited the 2019 "GermanWiper" ransomware as an example of the harm it can bring. That ransomware replaced the files of German companies, making them unrecoverable."

Etymology

From Middle English unrecoverable, un recoverabyll, un recoverabylle, unrecuverable, equivalent to un- + recoverable. Attested earlier than recoverable.

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