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A vile and overbearing temper becomes sometimes, in one long accustomed to the exercise of power, unendurable to those who are subject to its humors.
Samuel Freeman Miller

Meaning of "unendurable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNENDURABLE

unendurable  [ˌʌnɪnˈdjʊrəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNENDURABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unendurable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNENDURABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unendurable in the English dictionary

The definition of unendurable in the dictionary is not able to be undergone or tolerated; insufferable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNENDURABLE


admirable
ˈædmərəbəl
adorable
əˈdɔːrəbəl
comparable
ˈkɒmpərəbəl
considerable
kənˈsɪdərəbəl
desirable
dɪˈzaɪərəbəl
durable
ˈdjʊərəbəl
figurable
ˈfɪɡjʊrəbəl
honorable
ˈɒnərəbəl
honourable
ˈɒnərəbəl
horrible
ˈhɒrəbəl
memorable
ˈmɛmərəbəl
mensurable
ˈmɛnsjʊrəbəl
miserable
ˈmɪzərəbəl
pasturable
ˈpɑːstjʊrəbəl
preferable
ˈprɛfərəbəl
recoverable
rɪˈkʌvərəbəl
tenurable
ˈtɛnjʊrəbəl
terrible
ˈtɛrəbəl
vulnerable
ˈvʌlnərəbəl
wearable
ˈwɛərəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNENDURABLE

unencouraging
unencumbered
unendangered
unendeared
unendearing
unended
unending
unendingly
unendingness
unendowed
unendurableness
unendurably
unenforceable
unenforced
unengaged
unenjoyable
unenjoyed
unenlarged
unenlightened
unenlightening

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNENDURABLE

able
administrable
deliverable
deplorable
favourable
impenetrable
incomparable
incurable
innumerable
inseparable
intolerable
measurable
operable
parable
pleasurable
separable
the Honourable
tolerable
transferable
unbearable
venerable

Synonyms and antonyms of unendurable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNENDURABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unendurable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unendurable

Translation of «unendurable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNENDURABLE

Find out the translation of unendurable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unendurable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unendurable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无法忍受
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insoportable
570 millions of speakers

English

unendurable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनंत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ايطاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нестерпимым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insuportável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহ্যাতীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insupportable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat ditanggung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unerträglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耐えられない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참을 수없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unendurable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chịu nổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unendurable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अजिंक्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dayanılmaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insopportabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zniesienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нестерпним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insuportabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αβάσταχτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onuithoudbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

outhärdlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uutholdelige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unendurable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENDURABLE»

The term «unendurable» is regularly used and occupies the 101.606 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENDURABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unendurable

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2 QUOTES WITH «UNENDURABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unendurable.
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Nicolas Chamfort
There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.
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Samuel Freeman Miller
A vile and overbearing temper becomes sometimes, in one long accustomed to the exercise of power, unendurable to those who are subject to its humors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNENDURABLE»

Discover the use of unendurable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unendurable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
A comprehensive disctionary of common misusages illustrates the right way and the wrong way to use language and explores why dictionaries do not always provide the correct meaning or usage of a word.
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Organizing the Spontaneous: Citizens Protest in Postwar Japan
Directly after declaring that he would "endure the unendurable," the emperor proclaimed, "Having been able to save and maintain the structure of the Imperial State, We are always with you, our good and loyal subjects,"4 calling on them, ...
Wesley Makoto Sasaki-Uemura, 2001
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Caring from the Heart: The Convergence of Caring and ...
Guilt and self-condemnation may become unendurable suffering. If a person is allowed to feel that he is loved and that his own dignity is confirmed, he may find the way to reconciliation. According to Levinas (1982), dignity is the ability to see  ...
Mary Simone Roach, 1997
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Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences
4. An. Unendurable. Stigma. One of the most curious incidents in the history of virginity loss in America took place in the summer of 1999. Late one evening in July, an unprecedented offering appeared on the Web site of Internet auction house ...
Laura Carpenter, 2005
5
Ceremonies of Unendurable Bondage: And Other Stories
With a playful touch like a razor's swipe, these eighteen stories explore the mysterious landscape that exists between the real and the unreal - a territory of desire, heartache, sensuality, of brief human connection and the devastation of ...
Charles A. Duncombe, 2011
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American Pastoral
If you don't protect her it's unendurable, if you do protect her it's unendurable. It's all unendurable. The awfulness of her terrible autonomy. The worst of the world had taken his child. If only that beautifully chiseled body had never been born.
Philip Roth, 2010
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Psychiatry in Transition
Only when people have been stimulated to hope that their unhappy lot can be changed does it really begin to feel unendurable. As de Tocqueville, referring to the French Revolution, pointed out: "A people which has supported without ...
Judd Marmor, 1994
8
Forgotten Prophets: Lost Scriptures of the Bible
Teach me also the unendurable thunder, and the terrible lightning, and the evil- smelling cup mingled with poisons. Teach me concerning all these. And Death answered, Listen, righteous Abraham. For seven ages I destroy the world and lead ...
Daniel M. Reeves, 2005
9
Relative Intimacy: Fathers, Adolescent Daughters, and ...
Ifyou don'tprotect her it's unendurable. Ifyou do protect her it's unendurable. It's all unendurable. The awfulness ofher terrible autonomy. The worst ofthe world had taken his child. Ifonly that beautifully chiseled body had never been born.
Rachel Devlin, 2006
10
Modern Japan: A Social and Political History
9. 'Enduring. the. unendurable'. and. starting. over. in. the. 'new'. Japan. The defeat in 1945 was not just the loss of one war, but represented defeat of the foreign policy goals which had been pursued since the mid-nineteenth century. By that I ...
Elise K Tipton, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNENDURABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unendurable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Randy Alcorn: There Is No Greater Freedom Than to Choose One's …
While proponents of assisted suicide cite unendurable pain as the main motivation for people seeking to end their lives, Oregon, the first state to allow ... «Noozhawk, Jul 15»
2
"Almost unendurable" cutbacks push services for most vulnerable to …
Services caring for vulnerable and ill older people are in a state of near collapse because of "almost unendurable" cutbacks. The dramatic warning from the ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
3
Stark warning over social care cuts
This follows "almost unendurable" cutbacks in the past four years and in real terms could mean people receiving fewer hours of vital home care or less funding ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Mon Roi review: Breaks a leg, then takes a tumble
Mon Roi, directed and co-written by Maïwenn (that is, film-maker and actor Maïwenn Le Besco) is an unendurable confection of complacent and self-admiring ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
GOD SQUAD: Many fine charities collecting funds for Nepal …
“What seems to us more important, more painful and more unendurable is really not what is more important, more painful and more unendurable, but merely that ... «New Haven Register, May 15»
6
Honoring those who endured the unendurable; progress but much …
KC Adams jokes with longtime customer Michelle Travlos at Kutz and Colors Hair Salon in downtown Gilroy. Travlos has been coming to the salon for at least 14 ... «Gilroy Dispatch, Feb 15»
7
THE UNENDURABLE TORMENT OF MARLO THOMAS
"That Girl” MARLO THOMAS is heartbroken as her beloved husband Phil Donahue is fading, sources revealed to The National ENQUIRER. “It's like he's losing ... «The National Enquirer, Feb 15»
8
French Inventor Christian Poincheval Creates Pill That Makes Farts …
Poincheval said that a personal experience helped pushed him to find a cure for unendurable gas. He recalls eating dinner with friends in 2006 when he ... «Design & Trend, Nov 14»
9
What Suicidal Depression Feels Like
The person in whom Its invisible agony reaches a certain unendurable level will kill herself the same way a trapped person will eventually jump from the window ... «Everyday Health, Sep 14»
10
Nick Clegg should read Evelyn Waugh before writing his next …
In 1949 he explained in an interview that his conversion followed his realization that life was “unintelligible and unendurable without God.” Doubtless, if Freeman ... «Catholic Herald Online, Aug 14»

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