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Unbearable

Uh-NBEH-ruh-buhl

/ʌˈnbɛrʌbʌl/

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Syllable breakdown

unbearable

Dictionary meaning

Incapable of being put up with.

Examples

  • The construction noise outside my bedroom was unbearable.

Synonyms: intolerable

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Ephemeral

ih-FEM-er-ul

Mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-us

Perspicacious

pur-spi-KAY-shus

Obsequious

uhb-SEE-kwee-us

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