unassuageable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ assuageable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnəˈsweɪdʒəbəl/

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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^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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.

Synonyms

• inconsolable (of grief)
• implacable (of rage)