allergy
[noun]
Synonyms: sensitivity, antipathy, hypersensitivity, susceptibility

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Contrasted words: affinity, attraction, sympathy
Related Words: rejection, repulsion, revulsion

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

al‧ler‧gy /ˈælədʒi $ -ər-/ noun (plural allergies) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: German; Origin: allergie, from all- 'all' + Greek ergon 'work']
a medical condition in which you become ill or in which your skin becomes red and painful because you have eaten or touched a particular substance
allergy to
I have an allergy to cats.
a food allergy

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

allergy
noun
ADJ. food
VERB + ALLERGY have, suffer from | develop | cause Hair and feathers can cause allergies.
ALLERGY + NOUN sufferer
PREP. ~ to He developed an allergy to pollen.
 ⇒ Special page at ILLNESS

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