unassuageable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ assuageable

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʌnəˈsweɪdʒəbəl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

unassuageable (not comparable)

  1. (usually of an emotion) Impossible to assuage
    • 1997 March 14, Michael Miner, “What's Wrong With Being an Anti-Semite”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      Haven't Americans lived long enough with the heartache of unassuageable grief?
    • 2023 January 17, Tina Brown, “Spare by Prince Harry review – magical thinking in Montecito”, in The Guardian‎:
      The most powerful character in the story, Diana, never truly appears, other than in radiant glimpses. The unassuageable anguish of the 12-year-old Harry’s loss gives Moehringer a potent, overarching literary device.

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