irretrievable
adjective/ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl/
/ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl/
(formal)- that you can never make right or get back
- an irretrievable situation
- the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage
- The money already paid is irretrievable.
- Some of the data is irretrievable.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrretrievable is used with these nouns:- breakdown
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