Incorrigible

/ɪnˈkɔrɪdʒəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Someone or something that cannot be corrected, improved, or reformed; incapable of being fixed or disciplined.

Etymology

From Latin 'in-' (not) plus 'corrigere' (to correct), with the suffix '-ible' meaning 'capable of.' The word entered English in the 1500s to describe someone beyond reform, often used for stubborn or troublesome people.

Kelly Says

The word 'incorrigible' was popularized by Victorian-era educators trying to describe students they'd given up on—but it turns out many 'incorrigible' kids just needed different teaching methods, so the label says more about the teacher than the student!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት ላይ አይደለም
mik-niyat la-i a-ye-dlem
ARالعربية
لا يمكن إصلاحه
la yakun is-la-hu
BNবাংলা
সম্পূর্ণভাবে বিকৃত
sam-poor-na-ba-be bi-kru-t
CACatalà
irremeiable
ir-re-me-ya-ble
CSČeština
neopravovatelný
ne-opra-vo-tel-nyy
DADansk
uoprettelig
u-op-ret-te-lig
DEDeutsch
unverbesserlich
oon-ver-bes-ser-lich
ELΕλληνικά
απόρριπτος
a-por-rip-tos
ESEspañol
incorregible
in-kor-re-hI-ble
FAفارسی
لا علاج دارد
la alaj darad
FISuomi
korjaamaton
kor-ja-a-mat-on
FRFrançais
incorrigible
in-kor-ri-hI-ble
GUGU
સુધારી શકાય નહીં
su-dha-ri sha-ka-ya nah-in
HAHA
ba zai iya gyara
ba zai iya gy-ara
HEעברית
בלתי ניתן לתיקון
bal-ti ye-nim le-ti-kon
HIहिन्दी
अनुपचार्य
an-u-pa-cha-rya
HUMagyar
javíthatatlan
ja-vi-that-at-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak dapat diperbaiki
tidak dapat di-per-baik-i
IGIG
adịghị mkpụrụ
a-di-ghi mk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
incorregibile
in-kor-re-hI-ble
JA日本語
改まらない
kaima-ranai
KKKK
жаныштық
jan-ysh-tyq
KMKM
មិនអាចកែប្រែបាន
min a-chah kae-prae-ban
KO한국어
개선 불가능한
gae-seon bul-ga-neung-han
MRMR
सुधारता येत नाही
su-dha-ra-ta ye-ta na-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak dapat diperbaiki
tidak dapat di-per-baik-i
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်ရအပ်
pyu-pyin-yar-a-p
NLNederlands
onherstelbaar
on-hers-tel-baar
NONorsk
urettbar
u-rett-bar
PAPA
ਸੁਧਾਰ ਨਾ ਹੋ ਸਕੇ
su-dhaar na ho sake
PLPolski
niepoprawny
nI-e-po-pra-v-ny
PTPortuguês
incorrigível
in-kor-ri-hI-vel
RORomână
neîndreptat
ne-in-drep-tat
RUРусский
неисправимый
ne-is-pra-vI-myy
SVSvenska
outarbar
oo-tar-bar
SWKiswahili
hakika hauwezi kurekebishwa
ha-ki-ka ha-u-we-zi ku-re-ke-bi-shwa
TAதமிழ்
சீரற்ற
seer-rat-ta
TEతెలుగు
సంशोधనం చేయలేని
san-sho-dhana-m che-ya-la-ne-ni
THไทย
แก้ไขไม่ได้
gae-kai-mai-dai
TLTL
hindi maii-ayos
hin-di ma-i-ayos
TRTürkçe
düzeltmesi imkansız
duyzeltmesi im-kan-siz
UKУкраїнська
невиправний
ne-vi-pra-vnyy
URاردو
نا قابلِ اصلاح
na ka-bil-e is-la-haf
VITiếng Việt
không thể sửa chữa
khong the sua chua
YOYO
kò lè fi ṣe
ko le fi se
ZH中文
无法改正的
wú fǎ gǎi zhěng de
ZUZU
ayiswa ngeke
a-yi-swa nge-ke

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