intolerance

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Unwillingness to accept people, ideas, or behavior that differ.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; of a food that is generally considered edible, an individual inability to digest it.

Examples

  • Never flee from injustice, intolerance, or insanity. Reason must prevail.

  • Intolerance will not be tolerated.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The state of being intolerant.

More examples

In context

  • Your declarations reflect your intolerance.

  • Religious intolerance is a serious problem in Brazil.

  • lactose intolerance

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French intolérance, itself from in- (“not”) + tolérance or borrowed from Latin intolerantia (“insolence, insufferableness; (very rare) intolerance”). By surface analysis, in- + tolerance.