intolerance

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·tol·e·rance /ɪnˈtɒlərəns $ -ˈtɑː-/ ●○○ noun  1  [uncountable] unwillingness to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own 偏狭；偏执；不容异己 OPP toleranceracial/religious intolerance 种族/宗教偏执► see thesaurus at prejudice2  [countable, uncountable] an inability to take particular medicines or eat particular foods without suffering bad effects 〔对食物或药物的〕过敏，不耐受 → allergicintolerance of an intolerance of alcohol 酒精过敏food/glucose/lactose intolerance 食物/葡萄糖/乳糖过敏

Examples from the Corpus

intolerance• Many of our friends' lives have been shattered by intolerance, persecution and torture.• Religious intolerance has always been a major cause of war.racial/religious intolerance• Other factors contributing to a negative view of Britain were the royal family, violence in Northern Ireland and racial intolerance.• Three of these are of major significance: scientism, relativism and religious intolerance.• It could have defended the frontiers, repressed religious intolerance and done something to accelerate economic and intellectual progress.• No aristocrats these, but peasants threatened by the religious intolerance of the revolutionary authorities in Paris.• Even more important, the pace of disengagement among whites has been uncorrelated with racial intolerance or support for segregation.• The destruction of temples now appears as in accordance with Xerxes' religious intolerance, which may indeed have helped to cause the revolt.food/glucose/lactose intolerance• At present, there is no good explanation for the link between candidiasis, food intolerance and chemical sensitivity.• Prospective studies have also been performed in subjects with impaired glucose intolerance.• More undigested food molecules pass through the gut wall than in healthy individuals, making food intolerance much more likely.• Some of those who are dismissive of food intolerance, see hyperventilation as a widespread cause of vague, multiple symptoms.• Signs of food intolerance to look out for include skin rashes and loose watery stools.• Menopause symptoms are similar to those of food intolerance and may in fact be triggered off by hormone changes.• Many say, for example, that lactose intolerance is mostly in the minds of consumers.

in·tol·e·rance nounChineseSyllable  

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intolerance
in‧tol‧e‧rance /ɪnˈtɒlərəns $ -ˈtɑː-/ noun
1. [uncountable] unwillingness to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own
   OPP  tolerance
    racial/religious intolerance
2. [uncountable and countable] an inability to take particular medicines or eat particular foods without suffering bad effects ⇨ allergic
    intolerance of
    an intolerance of alcohol
    food/glucose/lactose intolerance
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ prejudice an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: racial prejudice | prejudice against women
   ▪ discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way: There is widespread discrimination against older people. | the laws on sex discrimination
   ▪ intolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own: religious intolerance | There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media.
   ▪ bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions: religious bigotry | the bigotry directed at Jews and other ethnic groups
   ▪ racism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race: Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain. | Some immigrant groups faced racism, for example Jews and Italians, while others, such as Scandinavians, did not.
   ▪ sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly: sexism in language | She accused him of sexism.
   ▪ ageism (also agism American English) unfair treatment of people because they are old: The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace.
   ▪ homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people: homophobia in the armed forces
   ▪ xenophobia /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/ hatred and fear of foreigners: the xenophobia of the right-wing press
   ▪ anti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people: Is anti-Semitism on the increase?
   ▪ Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims: the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in Europe
   ▪ gay/union/America etc bashing unfair public criticism of gay people, union members, the American government etc: The minister was accused of union bashing. | There's so much America-bashing in the liberal press.