: too bad, harsh, or severe to be accepted or tolerated : not tolerable
The situation was totally intolerable [=unacceptable] to us.
intolerable [=unbearable] pain/behavior
She divorced him on the grounds of intolerable cruelty.
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“Intolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/intolerable. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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