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insufferable

[ in-suhf-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable:

    their insufferable insolence.



insufferable

/ ɪˈʌəəə /

adjective

  1. intolerable; unendurable
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܴڴڱ, adverb
  • ˈܴڴڱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܴf···Ա noun
  • ·ܴf·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of insufferable1

First recorded in 1525–35; in- 3 + sufferable ( def )
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This time, however, peppered throughout the script are small acknowledgments of how insufferable June can be.

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Like the rich families that vacation together in past seasons of “The White Lotus,” the North Carolina brood is a collection of insufferable personalities.

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One person's great party is another's insufferable noise.

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Was insufferable the goal for the electric set?

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Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” invites you to spend an hour and a half with the most insufferable woman in the world.

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