Intolerance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impatience with annoyances

unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɑːlɚɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɒləɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɒləɹəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɑːlɚɹəns/.

Examples

his intolerance of interruptions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

tolerance

Parts of Speech

noun	impatience with annoyances “his intolerance of interruptions”
noun	unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

Word Forms

intolerant

adjective

unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Intoleranz

Ungeduld mit Belästigungen

🇫🇷French

intolérance

impatience face aux ennuis

🇪🇸Spanish

intolerancia

impaciencia ante las molestias

🇮🇹Italian

intolleranza

insofferenza verso i fastidi

🇳🇱Dutch

onverdraagzaamheid

ongeduld met ergernissen

🇵🇹Portuguese

intolerância

impaciência com aborrecimentos

🇷🇺Russian

нетерпимость

нетерпение к неприятностям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असहिष्णुता

झुंझलाहट के साथ अधीरता

🇧🇩Bengali

অসহিষ্ণুতা

বিরক্তি সহ অধৈর্য

🇮🇳Tamil

சகிப்பின்மை

எரிச்சலுடன் பொறுமையின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహనం

చికాకులతో అసహనం

🇮🇳Marathi

असहिष्णुता

त्रासांसह अधीरता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસહિષ્ણુતા

હેરાનગતિ સાથે અધીરાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹಿಷ್ಣುತೆ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಸಹನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസഹിഷ്ണുത

അലോസരങ്ങളോടുള്ള അക്ഷമ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਬੇਸਬਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم برداشت

پریشانیوں کے ساتھ بے صبری۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不宽容

对烦恼不耐烦

🇯🇵Japanese

不寛容

イライラに対する焦り

🇰🇷Korean

견딜 수 없기

짜증나는 일에 대한 조바심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không khoan dung

thiếu kiên nhẫn với những phiền toái

🇹🇭Thai

การแพ้

ความไม่อดทนต่อความรำคาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

intoleransi

ketidaksabaran dengan gangguan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagpaparaan

pagkainip sa mga inis

🇲🇾Malay

sikap tidak bertoleransi

tidak sabar dengan gangguan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعصب

نفاد الصبر مع المضايقات

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تحمل

بی حوصلگی در برابر ناراحتی ها

🇹🇷Turkish

hoşgörüsüzlük

sıkıntılara karşı sabırsızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי סוֹבְלָנוּת

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