intolerable
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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 | |
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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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Example sentences
For the news media, it should be intolerable that the question goes unanswered.
They are even more intolerable than the lady swiping cards at the dining hall.
Despite exporters' complaints, the devaluations elsewhere are not putting them under intolerable pain.
Its default mode is to stick with things as they are until they become intolerable.
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