Intolerance vs. Intoleration — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Intolerance and Intoleration
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Intolerance
The quality or condition of being intolerant; lack of tolerance.
Intoleration
(dated) Intolerance.
Intolerance
(Medicine) Inability to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound
Lactose intolerance.
Intoleration
Intolerance; lack of toleration; refusal to tolerate a difference of opinion.
Intolerance
(uncountable) The state of being intolerant.
Intolerance as a state policy must not be tolerated.
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Intolerance
(countable) An intolerant word or action.
Intolerance
Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; allergy.
Intolerance
Lack of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.
Intolerance
The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; lack of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect.
These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism.
Intolerance
Impatience with annoyances;
His intolerance of interruptions
Intolerance
Unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
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