insufferable

ɪnˈsʌf.ər.ə.bəl

Definition

Definition of insufferable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotionextremely unpleasant or annoying

His insufferable attitude made everyone uncomfortable.

exasperating

intolerable

unbearable

intolerableimpossible to tolerate

His arrogance was insufferable, making teamwork difficult.

intolerable

unbearable

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Origin of insufferable

Latin, in- (not) + sufferre (to bear)

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intolerability

emotion

state of being unbearable or insufferable

Examples of insufferable in a sentence

Her insufferable arrogance drove her friends away.
The heat was insufferable, making it hard to concentrate.
Her insufferable attitude ruined the evening for everyone.

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French:insupportable, intolérable, ...
German:unerträglich, ...
Italian:insopportabile, ...
Spanish:insoportable, inaguantable, ...
Portuguese:insuportável, ...
Chinese:令人难以忍受的, 难以忍受的, ...
Japanese:我慢できない, 耐えられない, ...
Arabic:لَا يُطَاق, لا يُحْتَمَل, ...
Hebrew:בִּלְתִּי נִסְבָּל, בִּלְתִּי נִסְבָּל, ...
Russian:невыносимый, ...
Ukrainian:нестерпний, ...
Hindi:असहनीय, कष्टदायक, ...
Bengali:অসহনীয়, দুর্বিষহ, ...
Catalan:insuportable, intolerable, ...
Czech:nesnesitelný, neúnosný, ...
Danish:uudholdelig, ...
Dutch:onuitstaanbaar, ondraaglijk, ...
Greek:ανυπόφορος, ...
Hungarian:elviselhetetlen, tűrhetetlen, ...
Khmer:គួរឱ្យទ្រាំមិនបាន, មិនអាចទ្រាំទ្រ បាន, ...
Korean:짜증나는, ...
Persian:غیرقابل‌تحمل, غیرقابل تحمل, ...
Polish:nieznośny, ...
Portuguese (BR):insuportável, ...
Romanian:insuportabil, de nesuportat, ...
Swedish:outhärdlig, ...
Thai:น่าทนไม่ได้, ทนไม่ได้, ...
Turkish:çekilmez, katlanılmaz, ...
Vietnamese:không thể chịu nổi, khó chịu đựng, ...

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