an intolerable situation

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• intolerable — in|tol|er|a|ble [ ın talərəbl ] adjective * impossible to bear or deal with: intolerable pain The noise is making our lives intolerable. an intolerable situation ╾ in|tol|er|a|bly adverb: intolerably slow progress …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• intolerable */ — UK [ɪnˈtɒlərəb(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈtɑlərəb(ə)l] adjective impossible to bear or deal with intolerable pain The noise is making our lives intolerable. an intolerable situation Derived word: intolerably adverb intolerably slow progress …   English dictionary

• intolerable - intolerant — ◊ intolerable If a situation is intolerable, it is so bad that you cannot bear it. They find this situation intolerable. ...the things that made his life intolerable. ◊ intolerant Someone who is intolerant tries to prevent peo …   Useful english dictionary

• situation — n. 1) to comprehend, grasp, take in a situation 2) to accept a situation 3) an awkward; crisis, emergency; critical; delicate; desperate; embarrassing; explosive; fluid; hopeless, no win (colloq.); intolerable; life and death; stable; tricky;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• intolerable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ The constant pain made her life intolerable. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• situation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, overall, whole ▪ current, immediate, present ▪ international, local, national …   Collocations dictionary

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