TOLERANCE
tol·er·ance [tóllərənss]
(plural tol·er·ances)
noun
1. acceptance of different views: the acceptance of the differing views of other people, for example, in religious or political matters, and fairness toward the people who hold these different views
2. tolerating of something: the act of putting up with something or somebody irritating or otherwise unpleasant
3. ability to endure hardship: the ability to put up with harsh or difficult conditions
4. medicine ability to remain unaffected: the loss of or reduction in the normal response to a drug or other agent, following use or exposure over a prolonged period
5. engineering allowance made for deviation: allowance made for something to deviate in size from a standard, or the limit within which it is allowed to deviate
6. biology ability to withstand extremes: the ability of an organism to survive in extreme conditions
INTOLERANCE
noun
1. easily annoyed: easily angered or annoyed when things do not go as expected or desired
2. unaccepting of differences: refusing to accept people who are different or live differently, for example, people of different races or religions
3. unable to tolerate something: not able to endure or tolerate something
-in·tol·er·ance, noun
-in·tol·er·ant·ly, adverb
PREJUDICE
prej·u·dice [préjjədiss]
noun (plural prej·u·dic·es)
1. opinion formed beforehand: a preformed opinion, usually an unfavorable one, based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes
2. the holding of ill-informed opinions: the holding of opinions that are formed beforehand on the basis of insufficient knowledge
3. irrational dislike of somebody: an unfounded hatred, fear, or mistrust of a person or group, especially one of a particular religion, ethnicity, nationality, or social status
4. law disadvantage or harm: disadvantage or harm caused to somebody or something
transitive verb (past prej·u·diced, past participle prej·u·diced, present participle prej·u·dic·ing, 3rd person present singular prej·u·dic·es)
1. cause to prejudge somebody or something: to make somebody form an opinion about somebody or something in advance, especially an irrational one, based on insufficient knowledge
2. affect adversely: to cause harm or disadvantage to somebody or something
[13th century. Via French from Latin praejudicium “judgment in advance,” from judicium “judgment.”]
without prejudicelaw without doing any harm to somebody’s legal rights or any claim that somebody has (formal)
PREJUDICED
prej·u·diced [préjjədist]
adjective
holding prejudices: holding opinions, especially unfavorable ones, that are based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes
DISCRIMINATE
(past dis·crim·i·nat·ed, past participle dis·crim·i·nat·ed, present participle dis·crim·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·crim·i·nates)
verb [diss krímmə nàyt]
1. vi treat group unfairly because of prejudice: to treat one person or group worse than others or better than others, usually because of a prejudice about race, ethnic group, age group, religion, or gender
2. vti discern difference: to recognize or identify a difference
could not discriminate between red and green
3. vi be aware of differences: to pay attention to subtle differences and exercise judgment and taste
STEREOTYPE
ster·e·o·type [stérree ə tp, stree ə tp]
noun
1. oversimplified conception: an oversimplified standardized image or idea held by one person or group of another
2. psychology See stereotypy n.1
3. printing metal printing plate: a metal printing plate cast from a mold in another material such as papier-mâché
2007-03-11 04:23:00
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