Definition of INTOLERANCE

intolerance

Meanings

Plural: intolerances

Noun

  • impatience with annoyances
    • "his intolerance of interruptions"
  • unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
  • The state of being intolerant.
  • Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; of a food that is generally considered edible, an individual inability to digest it.

Origin / Etymology

From French intolérance, from Latin intolerantia.
Morphologically in- + tolerance.

Antonyms

tolerance

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 17

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