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incurable

[ in-kyoor-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected:

    an incurable disease.

  2. not susceptible to change:

    his incurable pessimism.

    Synonyms: ,



noun

  1. a person with an incurable disease.

incurable

/ ɪˈʊəəə /

adjective

  1. (esp of a disease) not curable; unresponsive to treatment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person having an incurable disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܰˈٲ, noun
  • ˈܰ, adverb
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  • ·ܰ····ٲ [in-ky, oo, r-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], ·ܰ···Ա noun
  • ·ܰ·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of incurable1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Late Latin Գū; in- 3, curable
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Example Sentences

It introduced Maid in 2016, initially for terminally ill adults with a serious and incurable physical illness, which causes intolerable suffering.

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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.

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Teenagers with incurable conditions are among hundreds a week being stripped of disability benefits after their 16th birthdays.

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MND is an incurable condition where nerve cells which control muscles gradually stop working.

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