intolerable
/ɪnˈtɒl(ə)rəb(ə)l
/adjective
Unable to be endured: the intolerable pressures of his work...
- As the true horror of the situation emerges, that sense of duty becomes an intolerable pressure.
- What kind of selfishness put their families back home under such intolerable pressure?
- An extension in opening times will increase the pressure to intolerable levels.
Synonyms
unbearable, insufferable, unsupportable, insupportable, unendurable, beyond endurance, unacceptable, impossible, more than flesh and blood can stand, too much to bear, past bearing, not to be borne, overpowering
informal too much, enough to try the patience of a saint, enough to try the patience of Job
Derivatives
intolerably
/ adverb ...- I usually keep it civil in here, but some idiocy is just so intolerably idiotic, that its author needs to be verbally slapped around.
- Life was intolerably dull and stupid, and its taste was bad in his mouth.
- Including the map of his missile locations on his TV broadcast was intolerably stupid, as was building and then blowing up a fake city.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intolerabilis, from in- 'not' + tolerabilis (see tolerable).
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