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—unbearableness, n. —unbearably, adv./un bair"euh beuhl/, adj.not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.[1400-50; late ME; see UN-1, BEARABLE]
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unbearable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ become, get ▪ make sb/sth ▪ His arrogance made him absolutely unbearable … Collocations dictionary
unbearable — un|bear|a|ble [ ʌn berəbl ] adjective so extreme that you cannot deal with the pain, feeling, etc: INTOLERABLE: The heat was unbearable. unbearable sorrow a. extremely annoying: an unbearable sulky teenager ╾ un|bear|a|bly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unbearable — [[t]ʌ̱nbe͟ərəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unbearable, you mean that it is so unpleasant, painful, or upsetting that you feel unable to accept it or deal with it. War has made life almost unbearable for the civilians… … English dictionary
unbearable — UK [ʌnˈbeərəb(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈberəb(ə)l] adjective a) so extreme that you cannot deal with the pain, feeling etc The heat was unbearable. unbearable sorrow b) extremely annoying an unbearable sulky teenager Derived word: unbearably adverb … English dictionary
unbearable — un|bear|a|ble [ʌnˈbeərəbəl US ˈber ] adj too unpleasant, painful, or annoying to deal with = ↑intolerable ▪ The pain was almost unbearable . ▪ He was making life unbearable for his parents. >unbearably adv ▪ an unbearably hot day … Dictionary of contemporary English
