INSUPPORTABLENESS Meaning and
Definition
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Insupportableness refers to the quality or condition of being insupportable, meaning it is impossible or extremely difficult to endure, tolerate, or bear. It is an adjective derived from the root word "support," which typically implies assistance, acceptance, or the act of holding up something or someone. However, when "in-" is added as a prefix, it negates or reverses the meaning of the word to indicate the absence or lack of support.
Insupportableness implies a level of discomfort, pain, or burden that surpasses what is reasonable or endurable. It suggests a state or situation that is so overwhelming or unbearable that one finds it challenging to cope with or manage.
This term can be applied to various contexts, including physical, emotional, psychological, or environmental. For example, extreme physical pain, such as chronic illness or severe injury, can be described as insupportable. Similarly, insupportableness can refer to emotional distress caused by grief, trauma, or overwhelming fear. It can also be used when discussing intolerable living conditions or situations that exceed a person's capacity to endure, such as oppressive or abusive relationships.
Overall, insupportableness captures the idea of a state that exceeds reasonable limits, pushing individuals to the brink of their ability to withstand or tolerate something physically, emotionally, or mentally.
Common Misspellings for INSUPPORTABLENESS
- unsupportableness
- jnsupportableness
- knsupportableness
- onsupportableness
- 9nsupportableness
- 8nsupportableness
- ibsupportableness
- imsupportableness
- ijsupportableness
- ihsupportableness
- inaupportableness
- inzupportableness
- inxupportableness
- indupportableness
- ineupportableness
- inwupportableness
- insypportableness
- inshpportableness
- insjpportableness
- insipportableness
Etymology of INSUPPORTABLENESS
The word "insupportableness" is formed by adding the suffix "-ness" to the adjective "insupportable".
The adjective "insupportable" was first recorded in the English language in the late 14th century. It derives from the Latin word "insupportabilis", which is a combination of the prefix "in-" (meaning "not" or "un-") and the verb "supportare", meaning "to endure" or "to bear".
The word "supportare" is formed from two Latin roots: "sub-" meaning "under" and "portare" meaning "to carry". Therefore, "insupportable" originally meant "not able to be borne or sustained" or "unable to be carried".
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