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intolerance

nounfeminine/ĩ.tu.lɨ.ˈɾɐ̃.sjɐ/medium

in·to·le·rân·ci·a

Definition

Unwillingness or inability to accept opinions, beliefs, or behaviors that differ from one's own.
Religious intolerance is a source of many conflicts.
We must fight racial intolerance in all its forms.
Common collocations
religious intoleranceracial intolerancelactose intolerance

Etymology

Do latim 'intolerantia', de 'in-' (negação) + 'tolerantia' (tolerância).

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