adj

insufferable

ihn-SUH-fuh-ruhbl

adj

So unpleasant or annoying that it is almost impossible to put up with.

"He became insufferable after winning the award."

"The heat in the office was insufferable by mid-afternoon."

How to Use Insufferable

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In plain EnglishUnbearable — usually describing an annoying person or an intolerable situation.

Common pairings

insufferable heat insufferable bore utterly insufferable

more insufferable comparative, most insufferable superlative

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He became _____ after winning the award.

From in- ("not") + sufferable ("bearable"), ultimately from Latin sufferre, "to bear or endure."

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