Inoperable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not able to perform its normal function

not suitable for surgery

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈɑːpɚɹəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈɒpəɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈɒpəɹəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈɑːpɚɹəbəl/.

Examples

metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

operable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not able to perform its normal function
adjective	not suitable for surgery “metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nicht funktionsfähig

nicht in der Lage, seine normale Funktion zu erfüllen

🇫🇷French

inopérable

incapable de remplir sa fonction normale

🇮🇹Italian

inutilizzabile

non è in grado di svolgere la sua normale funzione

🇳🇱Dutch

onbruikbaar

niet in staat is zijn normale functie uit te voeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

inoperável

não é capaz de desempenhar sua função normal

🇷🇺Russian

неоперабельный

не способен выполнять свою нормальную функцию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेकार

अपना सामान्य कार्य करने में सक्षम नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

অকার্যকর

তার স্বাভাবিক কার্য সম্পাদন করতে সক্ষম নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

செயல்பட முடியாதது

அதன் இயல்பான செயல்பாட்டைச் செய்ய முடியவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

పనిచేయని

దాని సాధారణ పనితీరును నిర్వహించలేకపోయింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अकार्यक्षम

त्याचे सामान्य कार्य करण्यास सक्षम नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનકાર્યક્ષમ

તેનું સામાન્ય કાર્ય કરવા માટે સક્ષમ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರೀಯ

ಅದರ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവർത്തനരഹിതം

അതിൻ്റെ സാധാരണ പ്രവർത്തനം നടത്താൻ കഴിയുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗ

ਆਪਣਾ ਆਮ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل استعمال

اپنا معمول کا کام انجام دینے کے قابل نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无法操作的

无法执行其正常功能

🇯🇵Japanese

動作不能

通常の機能を実行できない

🇰🇷Korean

작동불가

정상적인 기능을 수행할 수 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể hoạt động được

không thể thực hiện chức năng bình thường của nó

🇹🇭Thai

ใช้ไม่ได้

ไม่สามารถทำหน้าที่ได้ตามปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bisa dioperasikan

tidak dapat menjalankan fungsi normalnya

🇲🇾Malay

tidak boleh beroperasi

tidak dapat melaksanakan fungsi normalnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير صالحة للعمل

غير قادر على أداء وظيفته الطبيعية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل اجرا

قادر به انجام عملکرد طبیعی خود نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

ameliyat edilemez

normal işlevini yerine getiremiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי ניתן להפעלה

אינו מסוגל לבצע את תפקידו הרגיל

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