intolerable

[in-tol-er-uh-buh l] /ɪnˈtɒl ər ə bəl/
adjective
1.
not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable:
intolerable pain.
2.
excessive.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin intolerābilis. See in-3, tolerable
Related forms
intolerability, intolerableness, noun
intolerably, adverb
quasi-intolerable, adjective
quasi-intolerably, adverb
superintolerable, adjective
superintolerableness, noun
superintolerably, adverb
Can be confused
intolerable, intolerant.
Synonyms
1. unbearable, insupportable.
Antonyms
1. endurable.
Examples from the web for intolerable
  • Action to correct that intolerable situation need not await the additional inquiries.
  • In fact, it renders that condition fearsome, its prospect intolerable.
  • Despite exporters' complaints, the devaluations elsewhere are not putting them under intolerable pain.
  • Oblivion to the effects of one's words or movement is intolerable.
  • Logically preposterous toponyms are the rule, not intolerable exceptions.
  • They are even more intolerable than the lady swiping cards at the dining hall.
  • They complained that the proposed outside scrutiny of draft laws was an intolerable imposition.
  • The inability to work with more than one file at a time is intolerable.
  • Eritreans are used to hardship, but this has made life intolerable.
  • Even success would leave it with an intolerable public-debt burden.
British Dictionary definitions for intolerable

intolerable

/ɪnˈtɒlərəbəl/
adjective
1.
more than can be tolerated or endured; insufferable
2.
(informal) extremely irritating or annoying
Derived Forms
intolerability, intolerableness, noun
intolerably, adverb
Word Origin and History for 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.