INTOLERABLE


Meaning of INTOLERABLE in English

/ ɪnˈtɒlərəbl; NAmE -ˈtɑːl-/ adjective

so bad or difficult that you cannot tolerate it; completely unacceptable

SYN unbearable :

an intolerable burden / situation

The heat was intolerable.

►  in·toler·ably / -əbli; NAmE / adverb :

intolerably hot

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin intolerabilis , from in- not + tolerabilis (from tolerare ).

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