un·bear·a·ble

[uhn-bair-uh-buhl]
adjective
not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see un-1, bearable

un·bear·a·ble·ness, noun
un·bear·a·bly, adverb
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unbearable (ʌnˈbɛərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not able to be borne or endured
 
un'bearableness
 
n
 
un'bearably
 
adv

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Unbearable is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History

unbearable
mid-15c., from un- (1) "not" + bear (v.) + -able. Related: Unbearably.
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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.
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