insufferable
adjective/ɪnˈsʌfrəbl/
/ɪnˈsʌfrəbl/
- extremely annoying, unpleasant and difficult to bear synonym unbearable
- insufferable pride
- He’s insufferable!
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps via French (now dialect) insouffrable, based on Latin sufferre ‘endure’ (from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’).Want to learn more?
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