/ɛ̃.sy.pɔʁ.tabl/
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unbearable, intolerable
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Word origin
From in- ('not') and supportable, from supporter, from Latin supportare ('to carry').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supportare
- English cognates
- support, import
Grammar
Examples
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This heat is unbearable.
bavardage .
His chatter is becoming unbearable.
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The noise of the roadworks is intolerable for the neighbours.
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She finds the wait unbearable.
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That impossible child screamed throughout the flight.
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