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un·bear·a·ble
/
ʌnˈbɛər
ə
bəl
/
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uhn-
bair
-
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
not
bearable
; unendurable; intolerable.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
un-
1
,
bearable
Related forms
un·bear·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·bear·a·bly,
adverb
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unbearable
(ʌnˈbɛərəb
ə
l)
—
adj
not able to be borne or endured
un'bearableness
—
n
un'bearably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
unbearable
mid-15c., from
un-
(1) "not" +
bear
(v.) +
-able
. Related: Unbearably.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The thought that some mental connection or relationship might dissolve was
unbearable
.
People felt compelled to buy fast out of fear that prices would be
unbearable
in the future.
Their messages chart the ebb and flow of war and bring back the uncertainties
of the time with almost
unbearable
intensity.
He has never found time to explain how the fact fits into his general theory
that life is not
unbearable
in the tenements.
It became
unbearable
when she was pregnant and developed crippling back pain.
The medical bills devour his income, so he only seeks treatment when the pain becomes
unbearable
.
These are the academic bullies and sociopaths who make others' lives
unbearable
.
My inclination, though, is to let him go before life becomes
unbearable
for him.
She had severe pain in her lower left side, and an
unbearable
headache.
Confidentiality in some of those cases was nearly an
unbearable
burden.
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