intolerancein‧tol‧e‧rance /ɪnˈtɒlərəns $ -ˈtɑː-/ ●○○ noun 
Examples
an intolerance of alcoholfood/glucose/lactose intolerance
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Many of our friends' lives have been shattered by intolerance, persecution and torture.
- Religious intolerance has always been a major cause of war.
THESAURUS► prejudice
Collocations an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: · racial prejudice· prejudice against women
► discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way: · There is widespread discrimination against older people.· the laws on sex discrimination
► intolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own: · religious intolerance· There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media.
► bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions: · religious bigotry· the bigotry directed at Jews and other ethnic groups
► racism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race: · Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain.· Some immigrant groups faced racism, for example Jews and Italians, while others, such as Scandinavians, did not.
► sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly: · sexism in language· She accused him of sexism.
► ageism (also agism American English) unfair treatment of people because they are old: · The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace.
► homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people: · homophobia in the armed forces
► xenophobia hatred and fear of foreigners: · the xenophobia of the right-wing press
► anti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people: · Is anti-Semitism on the increase?
► Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims: · the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in Europe
► gay/union/America etc bashing unfair public criticism of gay people, union members, the American government etc: · The minister was accused of union bashing.· There's so much America-bashing in the liberal press.
Longman Language Activatorprejudiced attitudes or behaviour► prejudice when people do not like or trust someone who is different from them, for example because they belong to a different race, country, or religion: · Almost all immigrant groups have faced prejudice in their new countries.· Able young men and women are still held back from success by prejudice.· You should learn to identify your own prejudices and deal with them.prejudice against: · There is still a lot of prejudice against gay men.racial prejudice: · measures to tackle the problem of racial prejudice in the police forceclass prejudice (=because of someone's social class) British: · Criticizing people's accents in this way is nothing less than class prejudice.
► racism/racial prejudice the belief that people of your race are naturally better, more intelligent etc than people of other races, especially when this leads to unfair treatment, hatred, and violence: · The ANC never dropped its commitment to the fight against racism.· A French company has been accused of racism after sacking three Algerian workers.· Jackie Robinson overcame racial prejudice to become the first black baseball player in the Major leagues.· Racism will not be tolerated anywhere within this organization.
► sexism prejudiced attitudes and unfair behaviour towards people who belong to a particular sex. Sexism is usually used about unfair treatment of women, but can be used about treatment of and attitudes towards men: · There is still a lot of subtle sexism on television and in magazines.· Sexism in advertising is becoming less common thanks to the new complaints commission.· a government report into sexism in the workplace
► homophobia hatred of or prejudiced attitudes towards gay people: · There is probably less homophobia in the movie industry than in many others.· The lives of many young gay people are ruined by unthinking and widespread homophobia in society.
► xenophobia hatred of or completely negative attitudes towards people from other countries: · In an atmosphere of growing xenophobia many foreigners were deported or even imprisoned.
► intolerance unreasonable refusal to accept that other people have the right to have different beliefs, customs, or opinions from yours: · Religious intolerance has always been a major cause of war.· Many of our friends' lives have been shattered by intolerance, persecution and torture.
► bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions: · Gay people face a constant struggle against bigotry.· Teach your children to recognize bigotry and not be a part of it.
► hate crime a crime that is committed against someone because they belong to a particular group, for example because they are of a different race: · The police are setting up a new hate crime unit in East London.· Gay activists say hate crimes are on the increase.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► racial/religious intolerance► food/glucose/lactose intoleranceCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► racial
1[uncountable] unwillingness to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own OPP toleranceracial/religious intolerance► see thesaurus at prejudice2[countable, uncountable] an inability to take particular medicines or eat particular foods without suffering bad effects → allergicintolerance of· Other factors contributing to a negative view of Britain were the royal family, violence in Northern Ireland and racial intolerance.· Even more important, the pace of disengagement among whites has been uncorrelated with racial intolerance or support for segregation.· But other forces need to be considered. Racial intolerance and racism are probably greater than Scarman assumed.
► religious· It could have defended the frontiers, repressed religious intolerance and done something to accelerate economic and intellectual progress.· No aristocrats these, but peasants threatened by the religious intolerance of the revolutionary authorities in Paris.· The destruction of temples now appears as in accordance with Xerxes' religious intolerance, which may indeed have helped to cause the revolt.· Three of these are of major significance: scientism, relativism and religious intolerance.
NOUN► food· Menopause symptoms are similar to those of food intolerance and may in fact be triggered off by hormone changes.· More undigested food molecules pass through the gut wall than in healthy individuals, making food intolerance much more likely.· Signs of food intolerance to look out for include skin rashes and loose watery stools.· Some of those who are dismissive of food intolerance, see hyperventilation as a widespread cause of vague, multiple symptoms.· At present, there is no good explanation for the link between candidiasis, food intolerance and chemical sensitivity.· These dummy challenges are also known as placebos. Food intolerance or psychosomatic illness?· Not surprisingly, some of these patients are thought to have food intolerance.
► glucose· Prospective studies have also been performed in subjects with impaired glucose intolerance.· The degree of glucose intolerance for any given birth weight was influenced independently by body mass index in adulthood.
► lactose· They may be at the root of colic, which is why lactose intolerance is important here.· Many say, for example, that lactose intolerance is mostly in the minds of consumers.
an intolerance of alcoholfood/glucose/lactose intolerance