intolerance (redirected from activity intolerance)

in·tol·er·ance  (n-tlr-ns)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being intolerant; lack of tolerance.

2. Medicine Extreme sensitivity or allergy to a drug, food, or other substance: lactose intolerance.

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Intolerance 

1. Bigotry … it’s like putting your elbows on the table. You know you’re not supposed to. But there’s that instinct —Bonnie Currie, New York Times, January 24, 1986
2. Closed as a bigot’s mind —Anon
3. Intolerance itself is a form of egoism —George Santayana

   Santayana elaborates on his comparison of intolerance to egoism as follows: “And to condemn egoism intolerantly is to share it.”

4. Intolerant as a sinner newly turned saint —Anon
5. The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
6. Prejudice is as a mist, which in our journey through the world often dims the brightest and obscures the best of all the good and glorious objects that meet us on our way —Anthony Ashley Cooper
7. Prejudices … are like rats, and men’s minds are like traps; prejudices get in easily, but it is doubtful if they ever get out —Lord Francis Jeffrey

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	intolerance - impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions" impatience - a dislike of anything that causes delay
	2.	intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" narrow-mindedness, narrowness - an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior bigotry, dogmatism - the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry - excessive intolerance of opposing views religionism - exaggerated religious zealotry zero tolerance - extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually" tolerance - willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

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intolerance

noun

1. narrow-mindedness, discrimination, prejudice, racism, bigotry, xenophobia, chauvinism, fanaticism, narrowness, jingoism, racialism, dogmatism, illiberality an act of religious intolerance
narrow-mindedness tolerance, open-mindedness, liberality, understanding, broad-mindedness

2. sensitivity, allergy, susceptibility, antipathy, hypersensitivity a blood test which shows food intolerance

Translations

intolerance [ɪnˈtɒlərəns] N (gen) → intolerancia f; (= bigotry) → intransigencia f (Med) → intolerancia f (to, of a) food intolerance → intolerancia f a los alimentos

intolerance [ɪnˈtɒlərəns] n → intolérance f

intolerance

n

→ Intoleranz f → (of gegenüber)

(esp Med) → Überempfindlichkeit f → (to, of gegen)

intolerance [ɪnˈtɒlər/əns] n → intolleranza