'Intolerance' definitions:

Definition of 'intolerance'

From: WordNet
noun
Impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions"
noun
Unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs [ant: tolerance]

Definition of 'Intolerance'

From: GCIDE
  • Intolerance \In*tol"er*ance\ ([i^]n*t[o^]l"[~e]r*ans), n. [L. intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F. intol['e]rance.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Lack of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'intolerance'

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