intolerable
adjective
in·tol·er·a·ble
(ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
-ˈtäl-rə-,
-ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable pain
2
Examples of intolerable in a Sentence
She divorced him on the grounds of intolerable cruelty.
this stifling heat is intolerable
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But what about the many Jews who might have derived a different lesson from the horrors of genocide, and who find their ancestors’ suffering used to justify the infliction of suffering on others to be an intolerable insult?
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Benjamin Moser, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Generational Decline Finally, Adolescence plays with a final, intolerable idea.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Constructive dismissal occurs when an employee considers resigning due to an employer’s actions that make the work environment intolerable, effectively forcing the employee to quit even though they haven’t been formally fired.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
The web of sanctions that President Joe Biden’s administration coordinated to constrain Russia has thus far not forced a Russian retreat on the battlefield, raised the cost of the war to Moscow to intolerable levels, or compelled Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop his maximalist demands.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Moser, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Generational Decline Finally, Adolescence plays with a final, intolerable idea.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Constructive dismissal occurs when an employee considers resigning due to an employer’s actions that make the work environment intolerable, effectively forcing the employee to quit even though they haven’t been formally fired.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
The web of sanctions that President Joe Biden’s administration coordinated to constrain Russia has thus far not forced a Russian retreat on the battlefield, raised the cost of the war to Moscow to intolerable levels, or compelled Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop his maximalist demands.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Intolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intolerable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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intolerable
adjective
in·tol·er·a·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈtäl-(ə-)rə-bəl
-ˈtäl-ər-bəl
: not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable pain
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