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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnbearable
/ʌnˈbɛər.ə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Too painful or unpleasant to be endured.
"The heat was unbearable during the summer months." - 2
Not able to be tolerated or accepted.
"His behavior became unbearable after a few weeks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with 'beran', meaning 'to bear' or 'to carry', stemming from Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, the suffix '-able' was added via Old French and Latin to indicate capability, evolving to describe anything too extreme or painful to endure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unbearable" is said worldwide
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Insupportable
Transliteration: ɛ̃.su.pɔʁ.ta.bl
"La chaleur était insupportable pendant l'été."
Unerträglich
Transliteration: ʊ.nɛʁˈtʁɛː.ɡlɪç
"Die Hitze war unerträglich im Sommer."
Insopportabile
Transliteration: in.sop.por.ta.bi.le
"Il caldo era insopportabile durante l'estate."
Insoportable
Transliteration: in.so.por.ta.ble
"El calor era insoportable durante el verano."
Insuportável
Transliteration: in.su.porˈta.vɛl
"O calor era insuportável durante o verão."
असहनीय
Transliteration: asahaniy
"गर्मी असहनीय थी।"
无法忍受
Transliteration: wúfǎ rěnshòu
"夏天的热量无法忍受。"
참을 수 없는
Transliteration: chameul su eobneun
"여름의 더위는 참을 수 없었다."
耐えられない
Transliteration: taerarenai
"夏の暑さは耐えられなかった。"
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