intolerance
See also: intolérance
English edit
Etymology edit
From French intolérance, from Latin intolerantia.
Morphologically in- + tolerance.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɔl.ə.ɹəns/
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Noun edit
intolerance (countable and uncountable, plural intolerances)
- (uncountable) The state of being intolerant.
- Religious intolerance is a serious problem in Brazil.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.
- (countable) An intolerant word or action.
- (countable, medicine) Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; of a food that is generally considered edible, an individual inability to digest it.
Hyponyms edit
- (medicine): food intolerance
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the state of being intolerant
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extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; allergy
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