unbearable

[uhn-bair-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.

unbearable

/ ʌnˈbɛərəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be borne or endured

Other Word Forms

• unbearableness noun
• unbearably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbearable¹

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

Example Sentences

The truth of where we are as a nation can feel unbearable.

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In an online statement, Vijay said his heart was "broken" and he was in "unbearable, indescribable pain and sorrow."

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They said the wait for answers was becoming unbearable.

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I have been clear throughout this process that my priority has, and always will be, protecting my children and the strain I am putting them under through staying in post has become unbearable.

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Unlike the fear or false certainty Aronofsky usually produces in his actors’ faces — emotions he loves to revel in until they become almost unbearable — Butler maintains visible conviction.

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