Inescapable

/ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Impossible to avoid, evade, or ignore; unavoidable.

Etymology

From in- 'not' + escapable, from escape (Old French eschaper 'to flee') + -able. The concept combines the Latin prefix meaning 'not' with the idea of fleeing or getting away, creating absolute unavoidability.

Kelly Says

The word builds its power through negation - we understand what cannot be escaped by first imagining escape itself. It's linguistically dramatic, stacking prefixes and suffixes to create a sense of walls closing in with no way out.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መቋቋም ያልቻለ
ARالعربية
حتمي
BNবাংলা
অনিবার্য
CACatalà
inevitable
CSČeština
nevyhnutelný
DADansk
uundgåelig
DEDeutsch
unvermeidlich
ELΕλληνικά
αναπόφευκτος
ESEspañol
inevitable
FAفارسی
اجتناب‌ناپذیر
FISuomi
väistämätön
FRFrançais
inévitable
GUGU
અપરિહાર્ય
HAHA
wanda ba zai iya guje
HEעברית
בלתי נמנע
HIहिन्दी
अनिवार्य
HUMagyar
elkerülhetetlen
IDBahasa Indonesia
tak terhindarkan
IGIG
na-ejighị eme
ITItaliano
inevitabile
JA日本語
避けられない
KKKK
сөзсіз
KMKM
មិនអាចលេចឡើងវិញបានទេ
KO한국어
피할 수 없는
MRMR
अपरिहार्य
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak dapat dielakkan
MYမြန်မာ
မလွဲမရှောင်နိုင်သော
NLNederlands
onvermijdelijk
NONorsk
uunngåelig
PAPA
ਅਟੱਲ
PLPolski
nieunikniony
PTPortuguês
inevitável
RORomână
inevitabil
RUРусский
неизбежный
SVSvenska
oundviklig
SWKiswahili
haiwezi kuepukika
TAதமிழ்
தவிர்க்க முடியாத
TEతెలుగు
తప్పించుకోలేని
THไทย
หลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้
TLTL
hindi mapipigilan
TRTürkçe
kaçınılmaz
UKУкраїнська
неминучий
URاردو
ناگزیر
VITiếng Việt
không thể tránh khỏi
YOYO
ailopin
ZH中文
不可避免的
ZUZU
engenakekhuleleka

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