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intolerant

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in·tol·er·ant  (n-tlr-nt)
adj.
Not tolerant, especially:
a. Unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs, especially religious beliefs.
b. Opposed to the inclusion or participation of those different from oneself, especially those of a different racial, ethnic, or social background.
c. Unable or unwilling to endure or support: intolerant of interruptions; a community intolerant of crime.

in·toler·ant·ly adv.

intolerant
Adjective
refusing to accept practices and beliefs that differ from one's own
intolerance n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intolerant - unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
uncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade
tolerant - showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
2.intolerant - narrow-minded about cherished opinions
narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
Translations
Spanish intolerant [ɪnˈtɔlərənt] adj intolerant (of) → intolerante (con)
French intolerant [ɪnˈtɔlərnt] adj intolerant (of) → intolérant(e) (de);
(Med) → intolérant (à)

German intolerant [ɪnˈtɔlərnt] intolerance adj intolerant (of) → intolerant (gegenüber)
Italian intolerant [ɪnˈtɔlərnt] adj intolerant (of) → intollerante (di)

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Were there not even these inducements to moderation, nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties.
As he grew up he had learned to know his uncle; Philip was downright and intolerant, and he could not understand that a man might sincerely say things as a clergyman which he never acted up to as a man.
"--she laid special stress on the I--"have never been strict and intolerant.
 
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