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unbearable

[uhn-bair-uh-buhl]

adjective

  1. not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.



unbearable

/ ʌˈɛəəə /

adjective

  1. not able to be borne or endured

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unbearableness noun
  • unbearably adverb
  • ܲˈ𲹰 adverb
  • ܲˈ𲹰Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unbearable1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- 1, bearable
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“The pain that we are witnessing, when we talk to the family members, is unbearable, of children being left behind,” said Salas, as she stood next to Bass.

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The idea that AI adoption could unwittingly recast any single piece of punctuation as a literal mark of fraudulence seems like an unbearable irony.

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"The blood they had wasn't enough and they were running around. Losing my sister and my friend is nothing I would wish on an enemy. The pain is unbearable."

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On his terrace overlooking the Bernabéu, he explains how newly added metal plates on the stadium's exterior have amplified the sound, and shows me recorded videos of the "unbearable" noise.

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Agathe’s vomiting on Oliver's shoes is not an auspicious start, nor is calling him “unbearable, arrogant, and totally stuck up” within earshot.

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