Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-lur-jik]
- /əˈlɜr dʒɪk/
- /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-lur-jik]
- /əˈlɜr dʒɪk/
Definitions of allergic word
- adjective allergic If you are allergic to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it. 3
- adjective allergic If you have an allergic reaction to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it. 3
- graded adjective allergic If you say that you are allergic to something or someone, you mean that you dislike them very strongly and try to avoid them. 3
- adjective allergic of, relating to, having, or caused by an allergy 3
- adjective allergic having an aversion (to) 3
- adjective allergic of or caused by allergy 3
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Origin of allergic
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; allerg(y) + -ic
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Allergic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
allergic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
allergic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for allergic
adj allergic
- susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- hypersensitive — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
- dyspathy — antipathy.
adjective allergic
- averse — If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it.
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