intolerance

  • 21intolerance — Abnormal metabolism, excretion, or other disposition of a given substance; term often used to indicate impaired utilization or disposal of dietary constituents. hereditary fructose i. [MIM*229600] a metabolic error due to deficiency …

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  • 22intolerance — noun 1) clearly she had not inherited her parents racial intolerance Syn: bigotry, narrow mindedness, small mindedness, illiberality, parochialism, provincialism; prejudice, bias, partisanship, partiality, discrimination; injustice, inequality… …

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  • 23intolerance — /ɪnˈtɒlərəns/ (say in toluhruhns) noun 1. lack of toleration; indisposition to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs. 2. incapacity or indisposition to bear or endure: intolerance of heat. 3. an intolerant act. 4. an abnormal sensitivity or… …

  • 24intolerance — /in tol euhr euhns/, n. 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 …

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  • 25intolerance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bigotry, bias, prejudice; dogmatism, narrowness. See jealousy, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Lack of willingness to tolerate] Syn. bigotry, dogmatism, narrow mindedness; see fanaticism ,… …

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  • 26INTOLÉRANCE —     Lisez l article Intolérance dans le grand Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Lisez le Traité de la Tolérance composé à l occasion de l affreux assassinat de Jean Calas, citoyen de Toulouse; et si après cela vous admettez la persécution en matière… …

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  • 27Intolerance —    Voir Intolérance …

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  • 28intolerance — [ɪnˈtɒlərəns] noun [U] someone s refusal to accept behaviour, beliefs, or opinions that are different from their own political/racial/religious intolerance[/ex] …

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  • 29intolerance — intolerant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not tolerant. DERIVATIVES intolerance noun intolerantly adverb …

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  • 30intolerance — noun 1. impatience with annoyances (Freq. 1) his intolerance of interruptions • Hypernyms: ↑impatience 2. unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs • Ant: ↑tolerance • Derivatio …

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