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- [al-er-jee]
- /ˈæl ər dʒi/
- /ˈæl.ə.dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-er-jee]
- /ˈæl ər dʒi/
Definitions of allergy word
- variable noun allergy If you have a particular allergy, you become ill or get a rash when you eat, smell, or touch something that does not normally make people ill. 3
- countable noun allergy If you say that you have an allergy to something or someone, you mean that you dislike them very strongly and try to avoid them. 3
- noun allergy a hypersensitivity to a substance that causes the body to react to any contact with that substance. Hay fever is an allergic reaction to pollen 3
- abbreviation ALLERGY aversion 3
- noun allergy a hypersensitivity to a specific substance (such as a food, pollen, dust, etc.) or condition (as heat or cold) which in similar amounts or degrees is harmless to most people: it is manifested in a physiological disorder 3
- noun allergy a strong aversion 3
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Origin of allergy
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; < Greek áll(os) other + -ergy < Greek -ergia, equivalent to érg(on) activity + -ia -y3
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Parts of speech for Allergy
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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allergy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
allergy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for allergy
noun allergy
- susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
- sensitivity — the state or quality of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- vulnerability — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- hay fever — a type of allergic rhinitis affecting the mucous membranes of the eyes and respiratory tract, affecting susceptible persons usually during the summer, caused by pollen of ragweed and certain other plants.
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