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# intolerable

adjective (intolerable); adverb intolerably

«intolerable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Intolerable means too bad, painful or annoying to put up with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#m1)
2. (formal) Intolerable behaviour is behaviour that will not be accepted at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories for heat, noise, pain or unfairness that a character cannot bear; in school rules or news, «intolerable» means «will not be allowed». It tells the reader that a limit has been reached.

### Examples

- The heat in the tent was intolerable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x1)
- The noise from the building site became intolerable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x2)
- Bullying is intolerable at our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x3)
- The pain in his tooth was almost intolerable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x4)
- The waiting felt intolerable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x5)
- The king's taxes were intolerable to the poor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x6)
- Living next to the motorway was intolerable for them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x7)
- "Have you any milk in the house?" he asked; "if so, give me some to drink; my thirst is intolerable." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/#x8)

### Note

Opposite: tolerable, bearable. Spelling ends «-able». Do not mix with «intolerant» (not accepting other people or a food).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intolerable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intolerable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intolerable.html) on Mova free.