allergy

CEFRB2

/ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A harmful reaction to a particular food, substance, or condition.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.

Examples

  • Peanut allergy is the most common of food allergies.

  • He has a drug allergy.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.

  2. Specifically, hypersensitivity of class I in the modern classification thereof: the immunoglobulin E–mediated type.

More examples

In context

  • I have an allergy to milk.

  • He has an allergy to reality TV.

  • My dad can't live with pets because of an allergy.

Synonyms

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During the heavy spring pollen season, his severe, untreated blank caused his eyes to constantly water and made breathing incredibly difficult.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from German Allergie. Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.