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incorrigible

Adjective

IPA /ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl/

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Meaning in plain English

Continuing to have a bad habit despite attempts to change it.

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incorrigible/ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl/

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Someone repeatedly interrupts
They are asked to change the habit
They continue doing exactly the same thing

Incorrigible describes a habit or person that seems resistant to correction.

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My incorrigible brother still borrows my charger without asking.
The tutor jokingly called him an incorrigible chatterbox.

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incorrigible — Continuing to have a bad habit despite attempts to change it.

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Continuing to have a bad habit despite attempts to change it.

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Word origin

From Latin incorrigibilis, combining not with correctable, through French or directly from Latin.

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Incorrigible is sometimes humorous, as in an incorrigible optimist.

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