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Pakee Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

what's the difference?

Hi. Can anyone explain me what's the difference between invincible and insurmountable.
Can I say?
He have a lot of invincible (insurmountable) desires, but he had to remain dispassionate.
  

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"invincible" is normally (though not exclusively) used to describe people. "insurmountable" is typically used of problems, challenges, etc. Neither word seems to fit your sentence very well.

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  • "invincible" is normally (though not exclusively) used to describe people.
  • "insurmountable" is typically used of problems, challenges, etc.
  • Neither word seems to fit your sentence very well.
  • I am not completely clear what you want to say.
  • You may mean something like "uncontrollable" (although the second part seems to imply that he was, in the end, able to control them).
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"invincible" is normally (though not exclusively) used to describe people. "insurmountable" is typically used of problems, challenges, etc. Neither word seems to fit your sentence very well. I am not completely clear what you want to say. You may mean something like "uncontrollable" (although the second part seems to imply that he was, in the end, able to control them). Or perhaps you mean somethi
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for example, That man saw a woman and he started to feel these "invincible desires", but he had to be chilly, because he was her teacher.
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pakeefor example, That man saw a woman and he started to feel these "invincible desires", but he had to be chilly, because he was her teacher.
"invincible desires" is not impossible. It would mean that one cannot conquer the desires. It is not a common thing to say. There are other words that would be more commonly used. In your original sentence it feels some
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