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   intolerable

   /ɪnˈtɒl(ə)rəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. unable to be endured: "the intolerable pressures of his work"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intolerabilis, from in- ‘not’ + tolerabilis (see tolerable).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intolerably adverb
   • 2. intolerability noun
   • 3. intolerableness noun

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   • The meaning of INTOLERABLE is not tolerable : unbearable. How to use intolerable in a sentence.

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   What is the root word of intolerable?

   • Intolerable, tolerable, tolerate, tolerant, and even extol all share the same Latin root word tolerare, which means to bear. Intolerable couples that with the prefix in-, which means not, giving the word its unbearable meaning. The Intolerable Acts, for example, were laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774.

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   • Core Vocabulary (Student Reader page numbers listed below) Intolerable, adj. unbearable (66) Example: The actions of Parliament were intolerable for the colonists. Oppose, v. to be against something (66) Example: It is easy to oppose things that you do not like. Variation(s): opposes, opposed, opposing, resist, v. to go against (67)

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   What were the Intolerable Acts?

   • The Intolerable Acts, for example, were laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. The American colonists found them unendurable, and they sparked support for the independence movement, which eventually led to the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

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   • Someone who is intolerant tries to prevent people from behaving in ways that they do not approve of, or from expressing opinions that they do not agree with. She is intolerant by nature. ... intolerant attitudes toward non-Catholics. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 1.

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   If something is impossible to put up with, you can say it is intolerable. It would be intolerable if your neighbors played their terrible, loud music all night long.