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unbearable

adjective
 
 
/ʌnˈbeə.rə.bl̩/ US  /-ˈber.ə-/

Definition

B2 too painful or unpleasant for you to continue to experience: All I remember of childbirth was the unbearable pain and the relief when it was all over. The atmosphere at work at the moment is quite unbearable. The heat was unbearable.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad unbearably
 
 
/-bli/ adverb
The sun was almost unbearably hot today.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad
(Definition of unbearable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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