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intolerant

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Unwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.

An intolerant response cut off discussion before the visitor could explain her idea.

Dictionary practice example.

An intolerant club president refused to share meals with members whose customary food she disliked, even when they asked only to eat their own lunches.

From A Charter for the Imagined Town.

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