allergic

CEFRC1

/əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a harmful reaction to a particular food or substance.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having an allergy.

Examples

  • Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction.

  • I'm allergic to fish.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Highly averse.

  2. Of or pertaining to allergy.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person who has an allergy.

More examples

In context

  • I'm allergic to pollen.

  • I am allergic to cats.

  • I'm allergic to homework.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

She had to avoid peanuts because she is severely blank to them.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From allergy + -ic.