intolerance

noun

(uncountable) The state of being intolerant.

(countable, medicine) Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; of a food that is generally considered edible, an individual inability to digest it.

Roots

inin- · Latin · not tolero-toler · Latin · endure

Synonyms for intolerance

bigotryn illiberalityn fanaticismn dogmatismn xenophobian prejudicen racismn discriminationn obstinacyn stubbornnessn

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