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allergy

Definition

noun: a medical condition that causes someone to become sick after eating, touching, or breathing something that is harmless to most people
noun: altered bodily reactivity (as hypersensitivity) to an antigen in response to a first exposure
often + 'to'
synonyms: intolerance

Examples

My brother has an 'allergy to' hard work. [=my brother does not like hard work; my brother is lazy]
I have an 'allergy to' strawberries. I get a rash if I eat just one.
Many people have some form of 'allergy'.

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Movie quotes

(..) If she does agree to go out, it turns out to be a setup. You're in your mom's car with your pants off while the whole football team laughs. - Are you crying? - No, I have allergies. Okay. Uh... Oh, hey, how about her? Sure, if he wants to spend years doing her homework... (..)
2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Jerusalem Duality Season: 1 Episode 12