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intolerance

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  1. 1. n. Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. impatience with annoyances Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light. 2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect. These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism. Burke. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. impatience with annoyances n. unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs Source: ecdict

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