Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / November 13, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Oct. 2012
The word impossible is one of the terms we use the most in our language to, on the one hand, express the non-possibility that something happens, happens , And on the other hand when something, a task, an activity, among others, turns out to be extremely difficult to carry out, or when something or someone is difficult to bear.
Something difficult to happen or to do, and that or that which is difficult to bear
“It is impossible for me to arrive at your party at that time because at that time I will be arriving at the airport. My lack of knowledge about sewing makes it impossible for me to sew your skirt. My cousin's son is impossible, he doesn't stay still for a minute.”
When a person presents some limitation, for example in his physical, he will certainly see it impossible to carry out some activities or actions.
No matter how hard he tries, he will not be able to carry out some activities, such as walking, if he suffers from paralysis in his legs.
The impossibility that someone suffers in the physical plane can be something transitory, that after a therapy is overcome, or in its defect being a painting that does not present reversibility, and then in this case we will talk about something absolutely impossible.
It should be noted then that the word impossible is closely linked to that implausible and unreal , and this is precisely because there is no probability it happens, or it is certainly complex to materialize.
When something impossible can become possible thanks to effort, technology ...
Another unavoidable issue around this concept is that many times the impossible may not be for two different people, that is, someone can argue that it is impossible for him to hit the lottery numbers while another individual, extremely positive in his way of being, can think that such a question is absolutely possible and so it is that he will work in order to achieve it.
From this question it follows that the possibility and impossibility of something also has a great influence on the personality someone's.
For example, at the behest of our ordinary language, we usually use the word impossible when we want to express what a priori presented a very difficult realization but nevertheless it is achieved. “Getting a ten in math with that teacher was impossible, and yet you did it. Congratulations.”
On the other hand, the passage of time, and the consequent evolution that there have been in scientific, technological, social matters, among others, generated that what in remote times It was impossible, at present, it is no longer so precisely because of the progress made in the subjects.
If we had to mention some examples, we must not miss the cure of some conditions that centuries ago had no remedy and because of them people died, but then, with the investigations of scientists and doctors were able to develop vaccines and antibiotics, for example penicillin, to be able to cure them, lessen their effects, or directly eradicate them.
Regarding transport There have also been many fantastic developments like the airplane, which allowed long trips in short times, something that clearly when these machines had not yet been invented it was considered impossible, or for now very complex to carry out cape.
New technologies, such as Internethave produced a qualitative leap when it comes to improving communications.
In the past, a person who was on another continent could not speak in real time with another who resided outside of it.
The letters allowed one-sided communication, and of course there was no instantaneity in the answers, because you had to wait a long time for the letter to arrive and then the answer.
Today, social networks and instant messaging services allow us to be connected with another person who is thousands of kilometers away from us, being able to establish a communication immediate.
So this shows us that many issues changed over time and with the effort of human beings.
There are several synonyms that are normally used in relation to this word, while those of unfeasible and unbearable They are the ones we use the most to express the two senses mentioned.
In other words, when it is unfeasible, there is not even a single possibility that can be realized; And on the other hand, when a person is characterized by causing annoyance and annoyance to those around him, it will be said that it is unbearable.
Meanwhile, the word that opposes the term at hand is possible, which refers to the possibility that something happens, exists, among others.
There is a phrase in common use that contains this word and that is used a lot in our language: doing the impossible, which refers to putting all efforts, resources and desire to make something concrete.
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