Definition Synonyms
Definition of impossibility - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
inabilitythe quality of being unable to occur
- The impossibility of the task was evident.
2.
eventsomething that cannot happen or be done
- Winning the lottery twice is an impossibility.
Expressions with impossibility
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something almost impossible to happen or achieve
Winning the lottery is a virtual impossibility.
situation when a contract cannot be completed because of events
The court ruled there was impossibility of performance.
Origin of impossibility
Latin, impossibilis (not possible)
Terms with impossibility included in their meaning
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ability
express inability or impossibility to do something
impossibility
absence of any possibility of something happening
impossibility
not any possibility or allowance of doing something
impossibility
used to say something is impossible
impossibility
something that is impossible or cannot happen
impossibility
emphasizes impossibility or nonexistence
impossibility
deny the possibility of something happening
impossibility
impossible to satisfy all people
past impossibility
indicate something was impossible in the past
impossibility
in no way or not at all
strong denial
used to strengthen refusal, disbelief, or impossibility
impossibility
emphasizes something will never happen
impossibility
absolutely not happening or possible under any circumstances
impossibility
don't say something is impossible
impossibility
denies the possibility of something happening
uncertainty
impossibility of knowing something
impossibility
no possibility of something happening
impossibility
never happening while someone is alive
impossibility
something impossible or nonexistent in the world
impossibility
in no way possible or imaginable
impossibility
states something is impossible or cannot happen
time impossibility
at no time whatsoever, not ever happening or occurring
impossibility
demand something impossible or unreasonable
impossibility
used to emphasize something is impossible to believe
Examples of impossibility in a sentence
He faced the impossibility of completing the project alone. Flying there tonight is an impossibility. For now, a full refund remains an impossibility.
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- French:impossibilité, ...
- German:Unmöglichkeit, Undurchführbarkeit, ...
- Italian:impossibilità, ...
- Spanish:imposibilidad, ...
- Portuguese:impossibilidade, ...
- Chinese:不可能性, 不可能的事, ...
- Japanese:不可能性, あり得ないこと, ...
- Arabic:استِحالَة, مُستَحيل, ...
- Hebrew:אִי אֶפְשָׁרוּת, ...
- Russian:невозможность, ...
- Ukrainian:неможливість, ...
- Hindi:असंभवता, नामुमकिनी, ...
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