intolerance
pronunciation
How to pronounce intolerance in British English:
UK [ɪn'tɒlərəns]
How to pronounce intolerance in American English:
US [ɪn'tɒlərəns]
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- Noun:
- impatience with annoyances
- unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
Word Origin
- intolerance (n.)
- "unwillingness to endure a differing opinion," 1765, from Latin intolerantia "impatience, unendurableness, insufferableness, insolence," from intolerantem (see intolerant). Especially of religious matters through mid-19c. Now-obsolete intolerancy was used in same sense from 1620s.
Example
- 1. But the real blame lies with religious intolerance .
- 2. People can and should speak out against intolerance and hatred .
- 3. Such events seemed a shocking measure of the country 's descent into intolerance .
- 4. It held a cartoon competition ( about supposed muslim intolerance ) in september 2005 .
- 5. However slickly the islamists repackage themselves , a strain of intolerance runs through them , particularly in religion .