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单词 intolerance
释义

intolerance

noun

in·​tol·​er·​ance (ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s How to pronounce intolerance (audio)
-ˈtäl-rən(t)s
1
: the quality or state of being intolerant
2
: exceptional sensitivity (as to a drug)
specifically : inability to properly metabolize or absorb a substance

Synonyms

  • bigotry
  • dogmatism
  • illiberalism
  • illiberality
  • illiberalness
  • intolerantness
  • narrow-mindedness
  • opinionatedness
  • partisanship
  • sectarianism
  • small-mindedness
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Today, China’s human rights movement has been driven underground by a regime of intolerance to dissent under Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 In February 2018, an Italian right-wing sympathizer shot and wounded six African immigrants in Macerata, some 19 miles inland from Civitanova Marche, marking the city as a bastion of intolerance. Elisabetta Povoledo, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 People who suffer from less severe milk intolerance will develop mostly digestive symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, bloating, and gas. Chris Smith, BGR, 11 July 2022 The answer is lactose intolerance — yes, cats can have it too. Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 The same goes for milk and/or wheat intolerance, because other people with these medical conditions might be exposed to the pizza product while visiting your home. Chris Smith, BGR, 21 July 2022 Still, advocates hailed the resolution as an important move for a city still marked by a reputation for intolerance. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 You, with fuller hair and whiter teeth and less of a genetic predisposition to major depressive disorder and lactose intolerance. Glamour, 14 Apr. 2022 Lactose intolerance is caused by an inability to make the enzyme lactase, which breaks down lactose (a sugar found in milk). Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

intolerance

noun

in·​tol·​er·​ance in-ˈtä-lə-rəns How to pronounce intolerance (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being unable or unwilling to put up with
an intolerance to bright light
2
: a reluctance to grant rights to other people
religious intolerance

Medical Definition

intolerance

noun

in·​tol·​er·​ance (ˈ)in-ˈtäl(-ə)-rən(t)s How to pronounce intolerance (audio)
1
: lack of an ability to endure
an intolerance to light
2
: exceptional sensitivity (as to a food or drug)
specifically : inability to properly metabolize or absorb a substance
glucose intolerance

intolerance

noun

as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices a group whose mission is to oppose intolerance and extremism

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sectarianism
  • bigotry
  • dogmatism
  • parochialism
  • illiberality
  • illiberalism
  • narrow-mindedness
  • small-mindedness
  • conservatism
  • partisanship
  • intolerantness
  • insularity
  • illiberalness
  • reactionaryism
  • opinionatedness
  • insularism
  • provincialism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tolerance
  • liberalism
  • liberality
  • progressivism
  • broad-mindedness
  • progressiveness
  • open-mindedness
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