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Definition of Intolerance
1. Noun. Impatience with annoyances. "His intolerance of interruptions"
Generic synonyms: Impatience
2. Noun. Unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs.
Generic synonyms: Attitude, Mental Attitude
Specialized synonyms: Narrow-mindedness, Narrowness, Bigotry, Dogmatism, Fanaticism, Fanatism, Zealotry, Religionism, Zero Tolerance
Derivative terms: Intolerant
Antonyms: Tolerance
Specialized synonyms: Narrow-mindedness, Narrowness, Bigotry, Dogmatism, Fanaticism, Fanatism, Zealotry, Religionism, Zero Tolerance
Derivative terms: Intolerant
Antonyms: Tolerance
Definition of Intolerance
1. n. Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.
Definition of Intolerance
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Intolerance
1. Inability to withstand, sensitivity, as to a drug. Origin: L. Tolerare = to bear This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)