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- Dictionaryintolerance/ɪnˈtɒl(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own: "a struggle against religious intolerance" Similar
- 2. an inability to eat a food or take a drug without adverse effects: "avoiding cross-contamination is essential to people with gluten intolerance"
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noun. uk / ɪnˈtɒl. ə r. ə ns / us / ɪnˈtɑː.lɚ. ə ns / Add to word list. C2 [ U ] the fact of refusing to accept ideas, beliefs, or behaviour that are different from your own: racial / religious intolerance. We do not have room for hatred, intolerance, and bigotry. [ C or U ]
The meaning of INTOLERANCE is the quality or state of being intolerant. How to use intolerance in a sentence.
Intolerance definition: lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.. See examples of INTOLERANCE used in a sentence.
Intolerance — or an unwillingness to accept the beliefs or behavior of someone different from you — is not a quality you want to have. Intolerance is what leads to hate crimes and discrimination.
Intolerance is unwillingness to let other people act in a different way or hold different opinions from you.
1. : unable or unwilling to endure. 2. a. : unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression especially in religious matters. b. : unwilling to grant or share social, political, or professional rights : bigoted. 3. : exhibiting physiological intolerance. lactose intolerant. intolerantly adverb. intolerantness noun. Synonyms. impatient.
adjective. uk / ɪnˈtɒl. ə r. ə nt / us / ɪnˈtɑː.lɚ. ə nt / Add to word list. C2 usually disapproving. refusing to accept particular ideas, beliefs, behaviour, especially because they are different from your own, or refusing to accept people who are different from you:
