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Intolerance vs. Intoleration — What's the Difference?

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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