unbearable

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

Origin of unbearable

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at un-1, bearable

Other words from unbearable

  • un·bear·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·bear·a·bly, adverb

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How to use unbearable in a sentence

  • He flew into rages over nothing, seemed unbearably raw and irritable.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence
  • But as he went into one of the smart little cabins to get some sleep if possible, he felt terribly, almost unbearably, depressed.

    Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
  • But let us leave the river bank, which is unbearably hot in spite of the early hour.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
  • It was wonderful news he had heard, but the price which had been paid for his safety was unbearably heavy.

    The League of the Leopard | Harold Bindloss
  • Nothing he had ever been made to taste he told himself, was so unbearably bitter as this dissatisfaction—this disgust with self.

    The Dreamer | Mary Newton Stanard

British Dictionary definitions for unbearable

unbearable

/ (ʌnˈbɛərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not able to be borne or endured

Derived forms of unbearable

  • unbearableness, noun
  • unbearably, adverb

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