intolerableness (C2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈlɛrəbəlnəs/
Definition
The state or quality of being unable to tolerate something, especially something that is unpleasant or unacceptable. This can refer to a person's inability to accept certain behaviors, situations, or conditions, and can also describe the unacceptability of something itself.
Examples
The intolerableness of the noise made it impossible for me to concentrate.
Her intolerableness of injustice drove her to become a human rights activist.
The new policy's intolerableness of errors has resulted in a significant decrease in mistakes.
How to Use intolerableness
- intolerableness of (prepositional phrase)
- the state or quality of being unable to tolerate something — "The intolerableness of the noise made it impossible for me to concentrate."
- have no tolerableness for (idiomatic expression)
- to have no patience or tolerance for something — "She has no tolerableness for dishonesty."
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