American English
/ɛm.ˌpɔ.sɪ.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ɾiz/
6 syllables · Stress the fourth syllable.
Related entry: impossibility
The fact or condition that something cannot happen or be done.
Practice out loudThe fact or condition that something cannot happen or be done.
They accepted the impossibility of changing the decision.
The impossibility of finding a taxi made us walk.
the impossibility of doing something · recognize the impossibility · accept the impossibility · practical impossibility
the impossibility of + noun/gerund
accept/recognize the impossibility of + noun/gerund
Something that cannot happen or be done.
Without more money, finishing the project is an impossibility.
For many people, owning a home once seemed like an impossibility.
an absolute impossibility · a practical impossibility
an impossibility
seem like an impossibility
The plural changes -y to -ies: impossibilities.