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# intolerance

noun (intolerance; an intolerance, intolerances)

«intolerance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not being willing to accept people whose ideas, beliefs, habits or ways of life are different from yours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#m1)
2. (health) When your body cannot deal well with a certain food or medicine and it makes you feel unwell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#m2)
3. Not being able to bear something, such as heat, cold or pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#m3)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and religious education it is the opposite of tolerance and respect: lessons explain religious and racial intolerance and why it hurts people. In health and science, food intolerances (lactose intolerance, gluten intolerance) are discussed, and school kitchens check them. Phrases: religious intolerance, lactose intolerance, intolerance of, zero intolerance (wrong; the phrase is «zero tolerance»).

### Examples

- Intolerance can lead to bullying and unfairness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#x1)
- The school stands against racism and intolerance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#x2)
- My brother has lactose intolerance, so he drinks oat milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#x3)
- A food intolerance is not the same as an allergy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#x4)
- History shows how religious intolerance drove many families from their homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#x5)
- Grandad has an intolerance to heat and stays inside at midday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#x6)
- We learned that kindness is the answer to intolerance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable for the attitude; countable for a body's reaction («an intolerance to wheat»). Opposite: tolerance. Trap: a food intolerance usually causes discomfort like tummy ache, while an allergy involves the immune system and can be dangerous; they are different. Adjective: intolerant.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intolerance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intolerance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intolerance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intolerance.html) on Mova free.