Unwilling to accept or respect beliefs, behaviors, or people that are different from your own; or unable to handle a certain food or substance.
From Latin *intolerans* “not enduring,” from *in-* “not” and *tolerare* “to endure, bear, tolerate.” It originally referred to things that could not be endured, then to people who would not endure difference.
Being intolerant is like having a narrow doorway: only people just like you can get through. Food intolerances are similar—your body’s “door” refuses to let certain substances pass without a fight.
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