intolerant
adjective
[ ɪnˈtɒl(ə)r(ə)nt ]
• not tolerant of views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own.
• "as a society we are more intolerant of certain types of violence than we were in the past"
Similar:
bigoted,
narrow-minded,
small-minded,
parochial,
provincial,
insular,
blinkered,
illiberal,
inflexible,
dogmatic,
rigid,
uncompromising,
unforgiving,
unsympathetic,
prejudiced,
biased,
partial,
partisan,
one-sided,
sectarian,
discriminatory,
unfair,
unjust,
• unable to be given (a medicine or other treatment) or to eat (a food) without adverse effects.
• "some people are intolerant of aspirin"
Origin:
mid 18th century: from Latin intolerant-, from in- ‘not’ + tolerant- ‘enduring’ (see tolerant).
