insupportable
Americanadjective
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not endurable; unbearable; insufferable.
insupportable pain.
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incapable of support or justification, as by evidence or collected facts.
an insupportable accusation.
adjective
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incapable of being endured; intolerable; insufferable
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incapable of being supported or justified; indefensible
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Etymology
Origin of insupportable
From the Late Latin word insupportābilis, dating back to 1520–30. See in- 3, supportable
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The idea of his mother dying is insupportable to Chowdhury, but given that she’s in her 70s and he’s in his 40s, certain terrifying realities must be faced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
For a culture so neurocentric — so brain-bound, as Mr. Clark later called it — this was an insupportable notion, a bridge too far.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2021
And then you have three high-value journalists resign because a major story is insupportable and has to be retracted.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2017
That people who were so vulnerable and needed special care were instead treated as an afterthought is insupportable.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2017
He loved mountains, or he had loved the thought of them marching on the edge of stories brought from far away; but now he was borne down by the insupportable weight of Middle-earth.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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