Synonyms for allergy

Most common

intolerance

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.

   My dad can't live with pets because of an allergy.

Related words

Word family

allergic allergist allergologist

Phrases

allergy salute alpha-gal allergy cold allergy lone-star-tick meat allergy mammalian meat allergy red meat allergy tick-induced meat allergy tick meat allergy

Is a kind of

hypersensitivity

Forms

Plural

allergies → intolerances…

Example sentences

• intolerance Laws are the codified intolerance of the majority.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

11 letters

intolerance⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (intolerance⁴ = 4 syllables).