Untenable - use of the word
I found a sentence:
"The situation in their marriage became untenable"
I checked the meaning of word "untenable" and the dictionary says that it's only:
"incapable of being defended or justified"
Is this word used correctly in this context? Wouldn't the word "unbearable" be more appropriate?

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untenable means "cannot be maintained".

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In this sentence untenable means impossible
  "The situation in their marriage became impossible"

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'Untenable' is used suitably for the sentence you have said as an example. 
The sentence : "The situation in their marriage became untenable" says that their relationship for certain will fall apart; there is no way so that they can still live together as a wife and husband. 
in return adjective ' unbearable' we can use  e.g,: an unbearable pain (= the pain makes you upset and annoyed)
Correct me if my way of apprehension is wrong;)

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