intolerant
adjective /ɪnˈtɒlərənt/
/ɪnˈtɑːlərənt/
- intolerant (of somebody/something) (disapproving) not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own opposite tolerant
- She was intolerant of others who were less efficient than her.
- He was deeply intolerant of all opposition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- of
- (specialist) not able to eat particular foods, use particular medicines, etc. without becoming ill
- recipes for people who are gluten intolerant
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- of
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin intolerant-, from in- ‘not’ + tolerant- ‘enduring’ (from the verb tolerare).