intolerable

[US]/ɪn'tɒl(ə)rəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ɪn'tɑlərəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. unbearable; unable to be tolerated
n. the state of being unbearable; inability to be tolerated
adv. in an unbearable manner; in a way that cannot be tolerated

Example Sentences

intolerable levels of hardship.

I find his rudeness intolerable.

the intolerable pressures of his work.

drugs are taken to provide surcease from intolerable psychic pain.

the comically smutty word relieved what had become a quite intolerable tension.

His illness placed an intolerable burden on his family.

habían llegado a extremos intolerables, pero experimentó un saludable alborozo cuando el gitano le explicó a solas el mecanismo de su dentadura postiza.

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