intolerable
pronunciation
How to pronounce intolerable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtɒlərəbl]
How to pronounce intolerable in American English:
US [ɪnˈtɑlərəbl]
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- Adjective:
- impossible to tolerate or endure
- completely unacceptable
Word Origin
- intolerable (adj.)
- late 14c., from Latin intolerabilis "that cannot bear, that cannot be borne," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Related: Intolerably.
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Example
- 1. Even a brief hiatus in their supply is intolerable .
- 2. For russia , that was intolerable , mr asmus argues .
- 3. Firing on a residential area is the most intolerable act .
- 4. They now asserted that far from making the world safer , nuclear weapons had become a source of intolerable risk .
- 5. But along with this comes a rise in unempolyment , from levels that are already considered intolerable .