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- Dictionaryintolerance/ɪnˈtɒl(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own: "a struggle against religious intolerance" Similar
- 2. an inability to eat a food or take a drug without adverse effects: "avoiding cross-contamination is essential to people with gluten intolerance"
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Intolerance is the quality or state of being intolerant, or exceptional sensitivity to a substance. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, word history, and medical and kids definitions of intolerance.
Intolerance is the fact of refusing to accept ideas, beliefs, or behaviour that are different from your own, or the feeling of being unable to bear something. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its translations in different languages.
Intolerance is the lack of tolerance or respect for opinions, beliefs, or persons that differ from one's own. It can also refer to an inability to bear or endure something, or an allergy to a substance. See the origin, usage, and examples of intolerance.
Intolerance is what leads to hate crimes and discrimination. The word intolerance comes from a combination of the Latin in- meaning “not” and tolerantem meaning "to bear, endure.” Intolerance is not being able to bear or endure beliefs that are different from your own.
Intolerance is unwillingness to let other people act in a different way or hold different opinions from you. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, collocations, and usage of intolerance with examples from The Guardian and other sources.
Definition of intolerance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Intolerance is a lack of tolerance, especially of others' opinions, beliefs, etc.; bigotry. It can also mean a sensitivity to some food, medicine, etc. or a state policy of intolerance.
