un-avoidable

un·a·void·a·ble

[uhn-uh-voi-duh-buhl]
adjective
unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.

Origin:
1570–80; un-1 + avoidable

un·a·void·a·bil·i·ty, un·a·void·a·ble·ness, noun
un·a·void·a·bly, adverb


inescapable, unpreventable, fated, sure, certain.
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unavoidable (ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  unable to be avoided; inevitable
2.  law not capable of being declared null and void
 
unavoida'bility
 
n
 
una'voidableness
 
n
 
una'voidably
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

unavoidable
1577, from un- (1) "not" + avoid + -able.
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