unavoidable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unavoidable in British English:
UK [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl]
How to pronounce unavoidable in American English:
US [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl]
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- Adjective:
- impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
Word Origin
- unavoidable (adj.)
- mid-15c., from un- (1) "not" + avoidable. Related: Unavoidably.
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Example
- 1. Is the collapse of the eurozone therefore unavoidable ?
- 2. In the long run asian currency appreciation appears unavoidable .
- 3. Cutting this wage bill is unavoidable .
- 4. So are hydrogen atoms unavoidable space mines ?
- 5. Yet relative decline is unavoidable .