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unbearable

adjective
un·​bear·​able | \ ˌən-ˈber-É™-bÉ™l How to pronounce unbearable (audio) \

Definition of unbearable

: not bearable : unendurable unbearable pain

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Other Words from unbearable

unbearably \ ˌən-​ˈber-​É™-​blÄ“ How to pronounce unbearably (audio) \ adverb

Examples of unbearable in a Sentence

We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement. this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?

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The loss of my best friend/soulmate is still unbelievable and unbearable at times. courant.com, "Martin M. Matlega," 1 Sep. 2019 Leg soreness plagued the trip, to a point where squatting down to sit became an unbearable experience. Ben Church, CNN, "Meet the oldest winner of the world's longest horse race," 30 Aug. 2019 Manjoo speculates that people react this way to vegans because their convictions challenge us, highlighting the unbearable tension between our sentimentality about certain animals and our carnivorous desire to consume them. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "Is the Future Vegan?," 30 Aug. 2019 As usual, there’s never a shortage of secrets, lies and unbearable teen angst at Liberty High School. Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, "TV this week: ’13 Reasons Why’ returns with a killer on the loose," 18 Aug. 2019 The most haunting scene of the film is wordless—a nearly unbearable sequence of images revealing what appear to be full-term fetuses discarded in garbage heaps. Brandon Yu, The Atlantic, "One Child Nation Paints a Harrowing Picture of an Infamous Policy," 13 Aug. 2019 The female body’s unbearable hiddenness applies to all aspects of men’s dealings with women. Michael Avedon, Harper's BAZAAR, "Emily Ratajkowski Explores What It Means to Be Hyper Feminine," 8 Aug. 2019 People who live on coasts will face the risks and costs of flooding, while many of those who live inland will have to deal with changing weather patterns, droughts, and unbearable heat waves. Matt Simon, WIRED, "Don't Ask How to Pay for Climate Change. Ask Who," 2 Aug. 2019 The heat has dropped from unbearable to tolerable, and a dozen tables are jammed with an after-party crowd, stuffing their faces with Sonoran hot dogs. Dominic Armato, azcentral, "Everything you need to know about 2 new Mexican food trucks including what to order and when to find them," 30 July 2019

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First Known Use of unbearable

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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unbearable

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of unbearable

: too bad, harsh, or extreme to be accepted or endured : not bearable

unbearable

adjective
un·​bear·​able | \ ˌən-ˈber-É™-bÉ™l How to pronounce unbearable (audio) \

Kids Definition of unbearable

: seeming too great or too bad to put up with There was a long, unbearable silence.— Blue Balliett, Chasing Vermeer

Other Words from unbearable

unbearably \ -​blÄ“ \ adverb an unbearably long story

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