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    intolerant
    /ɪnˈtɒl(ə)rənt/

    adjective

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  2. refusing to accept particular ideas, beliefs, behaviour, especially because they are different from your own, or refusing to accept people who are different from you: intolerant of In the later years of his rule he became increasingly intolerant of dissent. She can be very intolerant of students who don't understand what she's talking about.

  3. Learn the meaning of intolerant, a word that describes someone who is unable or unwilling to endure, grant equal rights, or share social, political, or professional rights. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of intolerant.

  4. Intolerant refers to an active refusal to allow others to have or put into practice beliefs different from one's own: intolerant in politics; intolerant of other customs. Bigoted is to be so emotionally or subjectively attached to one's own belief as to be hostile to all others: a bigoted person.

  5. Learn the meaning of intolerant, an adjective that describes someone who does not accept or respect different opinions, beliefs, or practices. See synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples from various sources.

  6. Intolerant means not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own, or not able to eat or use certain things without becoming ill. Learn how to use this word in sentences, synonyms, and word origin.

  7. When you're intolerant, you can't or won't put up with something. Usually, that means you're not very open-minded. Being intolerant can mean you have a medical condition, like lactose intolerant people who can't eat dairy products.

  8. Intolerant means refusing to accept any opinions, beliefs, customs, etc that are different from your own. See examples, synonyms and translations of intolerant in different languages.