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irrecognizable

/ɪɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzəbəl/ adj

Unable to be recognized.

Word Origin Built from Latin cognoscere 'to know,' with the prefix re- 'again' and the negative ir- — literally 'not able to be recognized again.' The core root is the same as in recognize, cognition, and incognito (not known). The breakdown ir+re+cogniz+able makes it clear: something so changed you can't know it again.

adj Unable to be recognized.

After the accident, his face was almost irrecognizable.

(形容词) 无法辨认；认不出来

事故之后，他的脸几乎无法辨认。

(adjetivo) Que no se puede reconocer.

Después del accidente, su rostro era casi irreconocible.

(adjectif) irreconnaissable; méconnaissable [Impossible à reconnaître; méconnaissable.]

Après l'accident, son visage était presque méconnaissable.

(Adjektiv) nicht wiederzuerkennen; unkenntlich [Nicht wiederzuerkennen; so verändert, dass die ursprüngliche Form oder Identität nicht mehr erkennbar ist.]

Nach dem Unfall war sein Gesicht fast **irrecognizable**.

(形容詞) 認識できない、見分けがつかないほど変化した。

事故の後、彼の顔はほとんど見分けがつかないほどだった。

(adjetivo) irreconhecível [Que não pode ser reconhecido.]

Após o acidente, seu rosto estava quase irreconhecível.

Synonyms: unrecognizable unidentifiable indistinct unclear unfamiliar strange altered changed Antonyms: recognizable identifiable distinct clear
Word parts: ir + re + cogniz + able

Related words

recognize recognizance unrecognizable

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