December 05, 2021 Word of the Day
plural allergies
A woman suffering from allergies
Definition of ALLERGY
: a medical condition that causes someone to become sick after eating, touching, or breathing something that is harmless to most people
[noncount]
Many people have some form of allergy.
[count]
food allergies
— often + to
I have an allergy to strawberries. I get a rash if I eat just one.
— sometimes used figuratively in informal contexts
My brother has an allergy to hard work. [=my brother does not like hard work; my brother is lazy]
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