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intolerable

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/ɪnˈtɒlərəbl/ · in-tol-er-a-ble

Impossible to tolerate; unbearable.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Impossible to tolerate; unbearable.

ایسی چیز جو برداشت کرنے کے قابل نہ ہو؛ ناقابل برداشت۔

ناقابل برداشت

naqabil bardasht

Formal: ناقابل برداشتColloquial: بے حد

Synonyms

unbearableinsufferableinsupportableنابرداشتناقابل قبولناقابل تحمل

Antonyms

tolerablebearableacceptableبرداشتقابل قبولقابل تحمل

Common Collocations

  • intolerable pain
  • intolerable situation
  • intolerable behavior

Example Sentences

The noise from the construction site was intolerable.

تعمیراتی سائٹ سے شور ناقابل برداشت تھا۔

Tameerati site se shor naqabil bardasht tha.

His attitude towards others is simply intolerable.

دوسروں کے ساتھ اس کا رویہ بالکل ناقابل برداشت ہے۔

Doosron ke sath is ka rawaya bilkul naqabil bardasht hai.

The intolerable heat made it impossible to work outside.

ناقابل برداشت گرمی نے باہر کام کرنا ناممکن بنا دیا۔

Naqabil bardasht garmi ne bahar kaam karna namumkin bana dia.

Easily Confused With

intolerant:Intolerant refers to unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviors that differ from one's own, whereas intolerable refers to something that cannot be endured.

Word Family

tolerate
verbبرداشت کرنا
tolerance
nounبرداشت
intolerance
nounعدم برداشت

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of intolerable as 'in' + 'tolerable', meaning it cannot be tolerated.

Imagine a person trying to endure a loud noise that is unbearable.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

اب تو گزر گیا ہے وقتِ انصاف و راہ داری، / آج فردوس میں بھی دیکھوں ناقابل برداشت ہے یہ بیقراری

Ab to guzar gaya hai waqt-e-insaf o rah dari, / Aaj firdaus mein bhi dekhun naqabil bardasht hai yeh bekaraari.

Now the time of justice and fairness has passed, / Today even in paradise, this restlessness is intolerable.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

صبر کا کٹورا نہ بھرو

Sabr ka katora na bharo

Do not fill the cup of patience too full.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "intolerabilis" — not able to be tolerated

First known use: 16th century

The term entered English in the 16th century, deriving from Latin roots meaning 'not able to be endured'.