unendurable
Britishadjective
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"The olden days, when discreet GPs used to bump people off if life got unendurable - unfortunately Dr Shipman changed all that because everything tightened up."
From BBC
Paola Marra, who had terminal bowel cancer, died on Wednesday at the Swiss clinic - where people with illnesses leading to death, or unendurable pain or disability, can end their life.
From BBC
What became unendurable was the coup pulled by Ms Le Pen as the vote in the National Assembly approached on Tuesday afternoon.
From BBC
The movie is unendurable in a different way.
From Los Angeles Times
Eventually they confront Ladd’s greatest pain, a nearly unendurable loss she experienced as a young mother.
From New York Times
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