intolerance
part of speech
noun (intolerance; an intolerance, intolerances)
meaning for a pupil
1) Not being willing to accept people whose ideas, beliefs, habits or ways of life are different from yours. tree →
2) (health) When your body cannot deal well with a certain food or medicine and it makes you feel unwell. tree →
3) Not being able to bear something, such as heat, cold or pain. tree →
sense in the lessons
In citizenship and religious education it is the opposite of tolerance and respect: lessons explain religious and racial intolerance and why it hurts people. In health and science, food intolerances (lactose intolerance, gluten intolerance) are discussed, and school kitchens check them. Phrases: religious intolerance, lactose intolerance, intolerance of, zero intolerance (wrong; the phrase is «zero tolerance»).
examples
- Intolerance can lead to bullying and unfairness. tree →
- The school stands against racism and intolerance. tree →
- My brother has lactose intolerance, so he drinks oat milk. tree →
- A food intolerance is not the same as an allergy. tree →
- History shows how religious intolerance drove many families from their homes. tree →
- Grandad has an intolerance to heat and stays inside at midday. tree →
- We learned that kindness is the answer to intolerance. tree →
note
Uncountable for the attitude; countable for a body's reaction («an intolerance to wheat»). Opposite: tolerance. Trap: a food intolerance usually causes discomfort like tummy ache, while an allergy involves the immune system and can be dangerous; they are different. Adjective: intolerant.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «intolerance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.