unbearable

[ uhn-bair-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.

unbearable

/ ʌnˈbɛərəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be borne or endured

Derived Forms

• unˈbearably, adverb
• unˈbearableness, noun

Other Words From

• un·beara·ble·ness noun
• un·beara·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbearable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- ¹, bearable

Example Sentences

And for voters, the bickering has become unbearable, meaning that poll numbers for all three parties have slumped.

From BBC

That challenge became even more unbearable once the World Series matchup was set between the Dodgers and the New York Yankees.

From Los Angeles Times

"Everything about Tobias and Almut is so easy and sanitised, so positively twee and precious, that they are borderline unbearable to watch."

From BBC

"They have helped us bear the unbearable," she added.

From BBC

Dame Esther, 84, who previously announced she had registered with the Dignitas assisted dying clinic in Switzerland, said people should be allowed to "give up a life which has become unbearable".

From BBC

Related Words

• a bit much
• insufferable
• intolerable
• oppressive
• unacceptable