intolerance
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in·tol·er·ance
(ĭn-tŏl′ər-əns)n.
1. The quality or condition of being intolerant; lack of tolerance.
2. Medicine Inability to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound: lactose intolerance.
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in•tol•er•ance
(ɪnˈtɒl ər əns)n.
1. lack of toleration; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.
2. abnormal sensitivity or allergy, as to heat or to a food or drug.
[1755–65; < Latin]
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Intolerance
- 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
- Closed as a bigot’s mind —Anon
- 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.”
- Intolerant as a sinner newly turned saint —Anon
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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 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
narrow-mindedness tolerance, open-mindedness, liberality, understanding, broad-mindedness
2. sensitivity, allergy, susceptibility, antipathy, hypersensitivity a blood test which shows food intolerance
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intolerance
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Translations
عَدَم تَساهُل أو تَحَمُّل
nesnášenlivost
intolerance
intolerancia
umburîarleysi
hoşgörüsüz olma
intolerance
[ɪnˈtɒlərəns] N (gen) → intolerancia f; (= bigotry) → intransigencia f (Med) → intolerancia f (to, of a) food intolerance → intolerancia f a los alimentosCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
intolerance
n
→ Intoleranz f → (of gegenüber)
(esp Med) → Überempfindlichkeit f → (to, of gegen)
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
intolerable
(inˈtolərəbl) adjective that cannot be endured or borne. intolerable pain; This delay is intolerable.
inˈtolerably adverbinˈtolerant adjective
(often with of) unwilling to endure or accept eg people whose ideas etc are different from one's own, members of a different race or religion etc. an intolerant attitude; He is intolerant of others' faults.
inˈtolerance nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
in·tol·er·ance
n. intolerancia, incapacidad de soportar dolor o los efectos de una droga.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
intolerance
n alergia, intolerancia; cold — intolerancia al frío; lactose — intolerancia a la lactosa; [Note: In Spanish alergia is used much more often than intolerancia when referring to medications.]English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.