Impossibility
(noun)
- Something that cannot be done or achieved.
- The state of being impossible.
Origin:
The word "impossibility" is derived from the latin word "impossibilis" meaning not possible and the suffix "-ity" indicating a state or condition. it is used to describe something that cannot be done or achieved.
Examples:
- He believed that traveling to the moon was an impossibility.
- The task was deemed an impossibility by the experts.
- The idea of a perpetual motion machine is an impossibility according to the laws of physics.
- It is an impossibility to please everyone.
- The impossibility of time travel is a common topic in science fiction.