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intolerable

[ in-tol-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable:

    intolerable pain.

    Synonyms: insupportable, unbearable

    Antonyms: endurable



intolerable

/ ɪnˈtɒlərəbəl /

adjective

  1. more than can be tolerated or endured; insufferable
  2. informal.
    extremely irritating or annoying


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Derived Forms

  • inˌtoleraˈbility, noun
  • inˈtolerably, adverb

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Other Words From

  • in·toler·a·bili·ty in·toler·a·ble·ness noun
  • in·toler·a·bly adverb
  • quasi-in·toler·a·ble adjective
  • quasi-in·toler·a·bly adverb
  • super·in·toler·a·ble adjective
  • super·in·toler·a·ble·ness noun
  • super·in·toler·a·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of intolerable1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word intolerābilis. See in- 3, tolerable

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Example Sentences

When the problem is already political, when the intolerable situation is the status quo?

“My personal life had basically reached a dead end and the pressures on me were intolerable,” he says.

It also must have diminished significantly the CGI budget, as well as removed an intolerable amount of background noise.

A joke rapper is one thing, but a bad joke rapper is intolerable.

Like action thrillers, they provide almost intolerable excitement, brushing you up against danger.

It combats ennui, lassitude, and intolerable vacuity, soothing the nerves and diverting attention from self.

To make my position more intolerable, I am persona non grata with both sides.

Rain storms, hot winds, sweltering intervals of intolerable heat—these were vagaries of nature and might be endured.

They pay the penalty in that late—sometimes not so late—intolerable maddening ennui.

Age asks with timidity to be spared intolerable pain; youth, taking fortune by the beard, demands joy like a right.

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