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intolerance

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
intolerance [ɪnˈtɔlərəns] n → intolerancia
intolerance [ɪnˈtɔlərns] n → intolérance f
intolerance [ɪnˈtɔlərns] n → Intoleranz f
intolerance [ɪnˈtɔlərns] n → intolleranza


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That what we falsely call a religious cry is easily raised by men who have no religion, and who in their daily practice set at nought the commonest principles of right and wrong; that it is begotten of intolerance and persecution; that it is senseless, besotted, inveterate and unmerciful; all History teaches us.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
Beginning with physical intolerance for alcohol, for years drinking only for the sake of comradeship and because alcohol was everywhere on the adventure-path, I had now reached the stage where my brain cried out, not merely for a drink, but for a drunk.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
It ridicules the intolerance and sanctimonious hypocrisy of the Puritans as the Cavaliers insisted on seeing them in the person of the absurd Sir Hudibras and his squire Ralph (partly suggested by Cervantes' Don Quixote and Sancho).
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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