Associations to the word «Intolerance»

Wiktionary

INTOLERANCE, noun. (uncountable) The state of being intolerant.
INTOLERANCE, noun. (countable) An intolerant word or action.
INTOLERANCE, noun. (countable) (medicine) Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; allergy.

Dictionary definition

INTOLERANCE, noun. Impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions".
INTOLERANCE, noun. Unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats