intolerance

noun

in·tol·er·ance (ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s

-ˈtäl-rən(t)s

Synonyms of intolerance next

: the quality or state of being intolerant

: exceptional sensitivity (as to a drug)

specifically : inability to properly metabolize or absorb a substance

Examples of intolerance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The intolerance carried over to Britain, where students would ask Pratt’s brothers to perform the apocryphal Indian rope trick as a form of disparagement. —

Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023 Evangelicals in both politics and religion have a reputation for intolerance. —

D.g. Hart, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2023 For him the fight against intolerance is a personal matter. —

Roger Cohen, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023 Hydrolyzed whey protein is the best of these three for those with lactose intolerance. —

Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 28 Aug. 2023 Experts say the state’s policies have allowed intolerance to flourish, creating a powder keg for violence. —

Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2023 The 2011 resolution advocated education and counter-speech against religious intolerance, asserting the protection of people, not ideologies, under human rights law. —

Jacob McHangama, Time, 9 Aug. 2023 Nationally, the amount of horse racing deaths is down precipitously from years past, but the public intolerance for equine fatalities far outpaces the reduction. —

John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023 Rare syndrome shown to link tick bites and red meat intolerance March 21, 202302:59 The new research is at a very early stage, but is an important step to understanding and treating the disease, said Kim Lewis, a Lyme expert and a professor of biology at Northeastern University in Boston. —

Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2023 See More

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