intolerability
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intolerable (ɪnˈtɒlərəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | more than can be tolerated or endured; insufferable |
| 2. | informal extremely irritating or annoying |
| intolera'bility | |
| —n | |
| in'tolerableness | |
| —n | |
| in'tolerably | |
| —adv | |
| intolerable (ɪnˈtɒlərəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | more than can be tolerated or endured; insufferable |
| 2. | informal extremely irritating or annoying |
| intolera'bility | |
| —n | |
| in'tolerableness | |
| —n | |
| in'tolerably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
intolerable
1435, from L. intolerabilis "that cannot bear, that cannot be borne," from in- "not" + tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Intolerance "unwillingness to endure a differing opinion" first attested 1765.
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