unbearable
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unbearable
Where it comes from
From Middle English unberable, equivalent to un- + bearable.
adjective more unbearable · most unbearable
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So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.
The heat of the fire, the steam which arose from the dampening water, the hard slogging at the white-hot metal of the links, and the continual pulling of lengths of chain, were calculated to put a test on the strongest of men, and often on hot summer days they had to be sent home, for the work becam
Similar: insufferable, unsupportable, insupportable
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unendurable, intolerable, insufferable, insupportable, unacceptable, unaffordable, unreasonable, untenable, unconscionable, unviable, indefensible, unlikely, inadmissible, impossible, insurmountable, unsustainable
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adj so unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable
| Español | insoportable, infumable, inaguantable |
|---|---|
| Português | insuportável |
| Français | invivable, insupportable |
| Deutsch | unerträglich |
| Ελληνικά | ανυπόφορος anypóforos, αβίωτος avíotos |
| Română | nesuportabil, insuportabil |
| Русский | невыноси́мый nevynosímyj, нестерпи́мый nesterpímyj |
Talk about this word "unbearable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unbearable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unbearable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unbearable "unbearable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unbearable.Cite this
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title = {unbearable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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