unbearable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unbearableness noun
- unbearably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unbearable
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- 1, bearable
Example Sentences
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States Assembly members originally backed plans to allow assisted dying for those facing "unbearable suffering" in May 2024.
From BBC
The days got longer and longer, and the nights were almost unbearable.
From Literature
The applicant must be an adult, "have decision-making capacity", suffer from a serious or incurable illness, and "experience constant, unbearable physical or psychological suffering that cannot be relieved under conditions deemed tolerable".
From Barron's
It is closer to music than epic, a mesmerizing suite of songs that conveys Tennyson’s private sorrow as he vacillates from unbearable agony to precarious hope.
"He went to seek happiness for his children and his family, and now his body has returned in a coffin. It's unbearable," his son said.
From Barron's
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