Meaning & use
intolerable
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Too unpleasant, painful, or severe to be endured.
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The heat in the un-air-conditioned office became intolerable by midafternoon.
She found his constant interruptions intolerable and finally asked him to leave.
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Stronger than simply 'unpleasant'; it implies a limit has been reached and the situation can no longer be endured.
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