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   intolerable

   /ɪnˈtɒl(ə)rəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. unable to be endured: "the intolerable pressures of his work"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intolerabilis, from in- ‘not’ + tolerabilis (see tolerable).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intolerably adverb
   • 2. intolerability noun
   • 3. intolerableness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTOLERABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   too bad or unpleasant to deal with or accept: The situation has become intolerable. The constant fighting made life at home intolerable. Three-quarters of the world's population live in conditions that people in the West would find intolerable. Synonyms. unbearable. unendurable formal. Opposite. tolerable.

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   The meaning of INTOLERABLE is not tolerable : unbearable. How to use intolerable in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINTOLERABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   too bad or unpleasant to deal with or accept: The situation has become intolerable. The constant fighting made life at home intolerable. Three-quarters of the world's population live in conditions that people in the West would find intolerable. Synonyms. unbearable. unendurable formal. Opposite. tolerable.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTOLERABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as intolerable, you mean that it is so bad or extreme that no one can bear it.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › intolerableIntolerable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something is impossible to put up with, you can say it is intolerable. It would be intolerable if your neighbors played their terrible, loud music all night long. Intolerable, tolerable, tolerate, tolerant, and even extol all share the same Latin root word tolerare, which means to bear.

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   Intolerable definition: not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable. See examples of INTOLERABLE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of intolerable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.