indelible

1. (figurative) Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.Examples: "That horrible story just might make an indelible impression on the memory."; "During our investigation it became clear that for three decades many other women had suffered at the hands of our abuser, but they had refused to testify against him because of the indelible stigma it would bring."; "An indelible image from the Great Depression features a well-dressed family seated with their dog in a comfy car, smiling down from an oversize billboard on weary souls standing in line at a relief agency."Synonyms: unerasable, unforgettablefiguratively