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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

insuportável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩ.su.poɾˈta.vɛw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Insufferable/ɪnˈsʌf.ɚ.ə.bəl/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O barulho vindo da rua estava insuportável."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Too extreme to bear; intolerable or extremely annoying.

    "He was an insufferable snob who constantly bragged about his achievements."
  2. 2

    Causing extreme hardship or discomfort; unbearable.

    "The heat and humidity inside the crowded auditorium were simply insufferable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'insuffrable', originating from Old French, and ultimately from Late Latin 'insuffrabilis', formed from the Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'suffrabilis' (meaning 'bearable' or 'tolerable'). Over time, it has evolved to primarily describe persons or situations that are completely impossible to tolerate or endure.

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