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Meaning: Impatience with annoyances Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Context example: his intolerance of interruptions Hypernyms ("intolerance" is a kind of...): impatience (a dislike of anything that causes delay)
Meaning: Unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs Classified under: Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents Hypernyms ("intolerance" is a kind of...): attitude; mental attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intolerance"): narrow-mindedness; narrowness (an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior) bigotry; dogmatism (the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot) fanaticism; fanatism; zealotry (excessive intolerance of opposing views) religionism (exaggerated religious zealotry) zero tolerance (extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law)) Antonym: tolerance (willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others) "The early bird gets the worm." (English proverb) "The pear does not fall far from the tree." (Bulgarian proverb) "Every day of your life is a page of your history." (Arabic proverb) "Through bumps, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Meaning of narrowness Pronunciation of bigotry Meaning of dogmatism Pronunciation of fanaticism Meaning of religionism
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