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   in·tol·er·ant

   /inˈtäl(ə)rənt/

   adjective

   • 1. not tolerant of views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own: "he was intolerant of ignorance" Similar bigotednarrow-mindedsmall-mindedparochialprovincialinsularblinkeredilliberalinflexibledogmaticrigiduncompromisingunforgivingunsympatheticprejudicedbiasedpartialpartisanone-sidedsectariandiscriminatoryunfairunjust
   • 2. unable to be given (a medicine or other treatment) or to eat (a food) without adverse effects: "some people are intolerant of aspirin" Similar allergicsensitivehypersensitiveoversensitive

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from Latin intolerant-, from in- ‘not’ + tolerant- ‘enduring’ (see tolerant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intolerantly adverb

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