in·tol·er·ance

[in-tol-er-uhns]
noun
1.
lack of toleration; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.
2.
incapacity or indisposition to bear or endure: intolerance to heat.
3.
abnormal sensitivity or allergy to a food, drug, etc.
4.
an intolerant act.

Origin:
1755–65; < Latin intolerantia. See intolerant, -ance

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intolerant (ɪnˈtɒlərənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj (foll by of)
1.  lacking respect for practices and beliefs other than one's own
2.  not able or willing to tolerate or endure: intolerant of noise
 
in'tolerance
 
n
 
in'tolerantly
 
adv

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intolerance in·tol·er·ance (ĭn-tŏl'ər-əns)
n.
Extreme sensitivity or allergy to a drug, food, or other substance.


in·tol'er·ant adj.

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Example sentences
The only thing a tolerant society cannot tolerate is intolerance.
They consistently exhibit the intolerance of which they so readily accuse
  others.
Since then, a backlash of fear and intolerance has erupted.
Racism, intolerance and bigotry are fermented in the petri-dish of anything
  goes.
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