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intolerable

[ in-tol-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable:

    intolerable pain.

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intolerable

/ ɪˈɒəəə /

adjective

  1. more than can be tolerated or endured; insufferable
  2. informal.
    extremely irritating or annoying
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٴDZˈٲ, noun
  • ˈٴDZ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٴDZe··i·ٲ ·ٴDZİ···Ա noun
  • ·ٴDZİ·· adverb
  • ܲȴ-·ٴDZİ·· adjective
  • quasi-·ٴDZİ·· adverb
  • p··ٴDZİ·· adjective
  • super··ٴDZİ···Ա noun
  • super··ٴDZİ·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intolerable1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word ԳٴDZ. See in- 3, tolerable
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It is only then, once you are still, that a now low, whipping wind, riddled with sand begins pricking and abrading your skin and collecting in the pages of your novel; it is intolerable.

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Earlier this week, the Israeli foreign ministry rejected criticism of the blockade from the UK, France and Germany, which called it "intolerable" and demanded it end immediately in a joint statement.

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On Wednesday, the foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany called on Israel to end the blockade, saying it was "intolerable".

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He added that he had told his neighbors it was pointless to fight, but the Israeli incursions were intolerable for many people here.

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It introduced Maid in 2016, initially for terminally ill adults with a serious and incurable physical illness, which causes intolerable suffering.

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