intolerance

Noun

Meaning

Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.

The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

anti-semitism discrimination bias inequality prejudice inclination injustice allergy leaning intolerant impatience bigotry misogyny fanaticism favoritism

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Antonyms

tolerance amity acceptance humanity resignation charity

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Hypernyms

attitude impatience mental attitude

Hyponyms

bigotry fanaticism narrowness dogmatism religionism fanatism

Phrases with the word

ethnic intolerance intolerance of sunlight food intolerance syndrome intolerance of fluorescent light light intolerance intolerance of light

Anagrams

crenelation

Examples

Intolerance is evidence of impotence. Aleister Crowley

It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling. Pierre Bayle

It took 200 years for the Crusaders to create [this] Muslim fanaticism. It was the exact imitation of Christian intolerance. Terry Jones

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. Eric Hoffer

I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Indifference is a generous kind of intolerance. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

intolerable intolerableness intolerably intolerance of fluorescent light intolerance of incandescent light intolerance of light