Intolerance
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Intolerance [in-tol-er-uhns]

NOUN

NOUN

  • Lack of tolerance.

  • Unwillingness to tolerate persons of a different social group.

  • Incapacity to bear or endure.

  • Abnormal sensitivity to a food or drug.

Example

"His intolerance to heat makes him fall asleep during summers at his house."

"There has been a struggle against religious intolerance."

Synonyms

Bigotry, Illiberalism, Sectarianism, Partisanship, Prejudice, Dogmatism, Narrow-mindedness

Antonyms

Fairness, Tolerance, Liberalism, Broad-mindedness, Open-mindedness, Liberality