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English
Etymology
From Middle French inextricable, from Latin inextricabilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl/, /ˌɪnɛkˈstrɪkəbl/, /ɪnˈɛkstrɪkəbl/
Adjective
inextricable (not comparable)
- (of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle.
2020, Joel Swanson, “Are anti-Semitism fears stopping Jewish Dems from supporting Bernie Sanders?”, in The Forward:And when it comes to far-right anti-Semitism, hatred of Jews is inextricable from opposition to socialism.
- (of a problem) Impossible to solve.
- (of a maze etc) Impossible from which to escape.
- Antonym: extricable
Translations
impossible to untie or disentangle
impossible to escape from
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin inextrīcābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inextricable (plural inextricables)
- inextricable, impossible to disentangle
- Near-synonym: insoluble
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ineɡstɾiˈkable/
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: i‧nex‧tri‧ca‧ble
Adjective
inextricable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inextricables)
- inextricable
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