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unbearableness

unbearableness

7.0
A quality that makes pain or trouble very hard to stand
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈbɛrəbəlnəs/
translation icon : insoportabilidad
  • The unbearableness of the heat made it difficult to enjoy the outdoor picnic.

Examples

  • Many found the unbearableness of the constant noise from the construction site intolerable.

  • Her unbearableness during the long meeting created tension among her colleagues.

  • There are strange currents in this statement, pointing to the viewing public's desire—an irresistible urge—for proximity to the paintings but also their unbearableness.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

awfulness
vsunbearableness
7 6.0

A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad

is more about actual inability to tolerate rather than mere dislike
harshness
vsunbearableness
2 3.5

A strong unpleasant effect that hurts the senses

refers instead to a state so extreme it cannot be tolerated
terribleness
vsunbearableness
1 6.6

A state when something is very bad and frightening

adds that the state is so extreme it cannot be tolerated
hellishness
vsunbearableness
1 8.4

A state of great suffering that feels like being in hell

focuses more on being impossible to tolerate rather than just misery
horribleness
vsunbearableness
1 5.9

A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust

is broader, stressing that the situation cannot be tolerated at all
oppressiveness
vsunbearableness
1 8.2

A strong, heavy feeling that makes people feel trapped or uncomfortable

is about intolerable quality rather than social or legal constraint
intolerability
vsunbearableness
8.2

A state that is impossible to accept or bear

means an absolute inability to be tolerated rather than mere difficulty
severeness
vsunbearableness
7.8

How strong and harmful something is, like pain or bad weather

is about being impossible or nearly impossible to tolerate
dreadfulness
vsunbearableness
7.7

A very strong feeling of fear when something is shocking or awful

emphasizes inability to tolerate rather than the fear element
horridness
vsunbearableness
7.7

A very unpleasant quality that shocks people

puts weight on being beyond what people can tolerate

How Tolerable

unbearableness
7.0
suffering
636 2.8
pain
1.0
discomfort
119 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

unbearableness = unbearable (transparent) = un + bear + able + ness

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'unbearable' (un- + bear + -able) by adding '-ness'.

Etymology

The word unbearableness breaks into parts: un- meaning 'not', bear meaning 'to carry' or 'to put up with', -able meaning 'can be', and -ness meaning 'the state'. So, imagine a very heavy load you cannot carry; that quality of being impossible to endure or tolerate is the 'unbearableness'.