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intolerance

in·to·le·rance

UK/ɪnˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/ US/ɪnˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/ uncommon

noun

1.

impatience with annoyances

  • “his intolerance of interruptions”
2.

unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • heat intolerance
  • lactose intolerance
  • systemic exertion intolerance disease

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