irrevocability
/ɪˌɹɛvəkəˈbɪləti/
irrevocability means the state or condition of being irrevocable. It carries an Arena rating of 1260, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, irrevocability ranks #108 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #2,042 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,833 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #8,746 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words.
irrevocability is pronounced /ɪˌɹɛvəkəˈbɪləti/.
Why “irrevocability” is a great word
The condition of being impossible to revoke, cancel, or call back. From Latin *irrevocabilis*, from *in-* ("not") + *revocare* ("to call back") + the noun-forming suffix *-ity*. Unlike revocability, which suggests a door held ajar, or irreversibility, which describes a chemical reaction run to completion, irrevocability is a formal decree, a judicial seal cooling on parchment. It is the un-retractable word spoken in anger, the signed deed transferred, the verdict read aloud in a silent courtroom—the finality that haunts every consequential choice.
Etymology
From irrevocable + -ity.
noun
- The state or condition of being irrevocable.
- Something irrevocable.
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