impossibility
noun
im·pos·si·bil·i·ty
(ˌ)im-ˌpä-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
1
: the quality or state of being impossible
2
: something impossible
Examples of impossibility in a Sentence
The blizzard made travel an impossibility.
the impossibility of knowing what the future will bring
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Atop the list, certainly, was the Camp David Accord that bore the memorable handshake moment between Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat – considered an impossibility until Jimmy Carter dug in for 13 intense days.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Yes, that was done, but destroying Hamas, a group that claimed thousands of members and administered Gaza for the better part of two decades, always seemed an impossibility.
—Kenneth Roth, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Atop the list, certainly, was the Camp David Accord that bore the memorable handshake moment between Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat – considered an impossibility until Jimmy Carter dug in for 13 intense days.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Unfurling across multiple timelines with impressive, confident fluidity, Mothers and Sons is a powerful study of the impossibility of trying to hold back the tides of familial hurt and trauma.
—Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Impossibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibility. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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impossibility
noun
im·pos·si·bil·i·ty
(ˌ)im-ˌpäs-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural impossibilities
1
: the quality or state of being impossible
2
: something impossible
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