intolerance
in·tol·er·ance
noun \(ˌ)in-ˈtäl-rən(t)s, -ˈtä-lə-\Definition of INTOLERANCE
1
: the quality or state of being intolerant
2
: exceptional sensitivity (as to a drug); specifically : inability to properly metabolize or absorb a substance
Examples of INTOLERANCE
- <a memoir of a time when racial intolerance was socially acceptable>
First Known Use of INTOLERANCE
1765
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Near Antonyms: progressiveness, progressivism
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