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incurable
[ in-kyoor-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected:
an incurable disease.
- not susceptible to change:
his incurable pessimism.
Synonyms: ,
noun
- a person with an incurable disease.
incurable
/ ɪˈʊəəə /
adjective
- (esp of a disease) not curable; unresponsive to treatment
noun
- a person having an incurable disease
Derived Forms
- ˌܰˈٲ, noun
- ˈܰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ܰ····ٲ [in-ky, oo, r-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], ·ܰ···Ա noun
- ·ܰ·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of incurable1
Example Sentences
"Unfortunately it then spread to my abdominal cavity... now it is incurable."
Morgan's vote proposed that suffering "intolerably" from an incurable physical condition should have the option of an assisted death.
It introduced Maid in 2016, initially for terminally ill adults with a serious and incurable physical illness, which causes intolerable suffering.
Some of the deep grief I’ve experienced since Stephen was initially diagnosed with an incurable glioma seven years ago had subsided a little, but it’s back.
Teenagers with incurable conditions are among hundreds a week being stripped of disability benefits after their 16th birthdays.
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