unendurable
adjective
un·en·dur·able
ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl 
-ˈdyu̇r-,
-en-
: too unpleasant, painful, or difficult to accept or endure : not endurable : unbearable
unendurable suffering
… periods of unendurable stress and desperation.—
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unendurableness
noun
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people used to travel along this stretch of the highway by night so as to avoid the unendurable heat of the day
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Promises her who knows what, seeing that she’s got to drink herself to oblivion constantly and choke down pills for her unendurable pain.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The 23-year-old captive’s parents showed all the anguish and anxiety that would befall anyone in their unendurable position.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
Both Nelson Mandela and John McCain said being placed in solitary was more painful and unendurable than any of the physical tortures their jailors imposed.
—Dr. James Gilligan, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
Conversations attempted in line for the Berghain toilets have a success rate of about 25 percent, some of which must be attributed to one party’s desire to join the other in their stall, to more quickly put an end to the unendurable wait.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The 23-year-old captive’s parents showed all the anguish and anxiety that would befall anyone in their unendurable position.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
Both Nelson Mandela and John McCain said being placed in solitary was more painful and unendurable than any of the physical tortures their jailors imposed.
—Dr. James Gilligan, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
Conversations attempted in line for the Berghain toilets have a success rate of about 25 percent, some of which must be attributed to one party’s desire to join the other in their stall, to more quickly put an end to the unendurable wait.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Unendurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unendurable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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