Word
invincible
Phoneticsin·vin·ci·ble
US/ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəɫ/
UK/ɪnvˈɪnsəbəl/
Definitions
01impossible to defeat
adj. too powerful to be defeated or overcome by anyone else.
adj. incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued. Usually non-gradable; one is either invincible or not.
“The team felt invincible after winning ten games in a row.”
“The empire's military was once considered invincible, but a series of internal conflicts eventually led to its collapse.”
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02an unbeatable person
n. a person or thing that cannot be defeated.
n. one who is invincible; an entity that cannot be overcome or destroyed.
“In the old legends, the hero was an invincible who never lost a battle.”
“The poet depicts the protagonist not as a mere man, but as an invincible against the tides of time.”
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“Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder star in 'Camp Miasma.' MUBI Oversexed teenagers, invincible killers and a deserted cabin – what could possibly go wrong?” “While the British and German forces might have seemed all but invincible at this point, that perception would soon change.” Etymology
From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”), from in- (“not”) + vincibilis (“conquerable”), from vincere (“to conquer”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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