The meaning of Allergy

Allergy – definition

noun
A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially a particular food, pollen, fur, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
Usage examples:
Symptoms of a food allergy usually develop within about an hour after eating the offending food.
Synonims:
Hypersensitivity Sensitivity Susceptibility Allergic reaction

noun
A condition that causes illness when someone eats certain foods or touches or breathes in certain substances
Usage examples:
Your rash is caused by an allergy to peanuts., i’m allergic to cats.

Allergy translation into English

Allergy: translate from English into Chinese

过敏, 变态反应, 过敏症

Allergy: translate from English into Dutch

Allergie

Allergy: translate from English into French

Allergie

Allergy: translate from English into German

Allergie

Allergy: translate from English into Hindi

एलर्जी, चिढ़, प्रत्यूर्जता, तीव्र प्रतिक्रिया, तीवग्राहिता, एलर्जी॔

Allergy: translate from English into Italian

Allergia

Allergy: translate from English into Korean

알레르기, 질색

Allergy: translate from English into Russian

Аллергия, Отвращение, Повышенная чувствительность

Allergy: translate from English into Spanish

Alergia, Aborrecimiento

Word origin

early 20th century: from German Allergie, from Greek allos ‘other’, on the pattern of Energie ‘energy’.

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Allergy – similar words

allergies

noun
A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially a particular food, pollen, fur, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
Usage examples:
Symptoms of a food allergy usually develop within about an hour after eating the offending food.

noun
A condition that causes illness when someone eats certain foods or touches or breathes in certain substances
Usage examples:
Your rash is caused by an allergy to peanuts., i’m allergic to cats.

All meanings and translations of Allergies

Allergy synonims

hypersensitivity

noun
Extreme physical sensitivity to particular substances or conditions.
Usage examples:
Hypersensitivity to common chemicals

noun
A condition in which the immune system reacts in an extreme way to a substance in the body
Usage examples:
Acute hypersensitivity, resulting in vomiting or diarrhoea, can be a reaction to allergies to foods…

All meanings and translations of Hypersensitivity

sensitivity

noun
The quality or condition of being sensitive.
Usage examples:
A total lack of common decency and sensitivity

noun
The tendency to become upset about things
Usage examples:
[ u ] he didn’t want to say anything because of susan's sensitivity., [ c ] he tried to avoid offen…

noun
The quality of being easily influenced or affected by something
Usage examples:
The preference may be for stocks with less interest-rate sensitivity., he spoke anonymously because…

All meanings and translations of Sensitivity

susceptibility

noun
The state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
Usage examples:
Lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease

noun
The fact that someone or something can easily be influenced, harmed, or infected
Usage examples:
I didn't mean to offend/upset/hurt your susceptibilities.

All meanings and translations of Susceptibility

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