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Meaning of Allergy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi

Definitions

  1. A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
    broadly
  2. Specifically, hypersensitivity of class I in the modern classification thereof: the immunoglobulin E–mediated type.
    broadly
  3. An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
    figuratively, informal

Equivalents

العربية أَرَجِيَّة الحساسية حساسية
Bosanski alergija алергија
Català al·lèrgia
Čeština alergie
Deutsch Allergie
Ελληνικά αλλεργία
Español alergia
فارسی آلرژی حساسیت
Suomi allergia herkistymä
Français allergie
Gaeilge ailléirge
Galego alerxia
עברית אלרגיה
हिन्दी एलर्जी
Hrvatski alergija алергија
Magyar allergia
Հայերեն ալերգիա
日本語 アレルギー
한국어 알레르기
Македонски алергија
Nederlands allergie
Polski alergia alergiczny awersja uczulenie
Português alergia antipatia ojeriza
Română alergie
Русский аллергия
Српски alergija алергија
Svenska allergi
Türkçe alerji
Українська алергія
Tiếng Việt dị ứng

Examples

“He has an allergy to reality TV.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

allergy salute Allerston Allerton Allerton Mauleverer Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton Allerum

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