as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
independent-minded people who seem to have an allergy to any control from the government
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Recent Examples of allergy
Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Celebrities seem to have developed a pants allergy.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Jon has allergies that prevented the family from getting a pet before Jib-jib.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
The bars are otherwise safe, but could be life-threatening to people with an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat, if consumed.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 4 Nov. 2025
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His dislike and distrust of Nicole boiled over.—
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Rapaport has been very vocal about his dislike for Mamdani, who is known for his democratic socialist policies.—
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Some viewers will know Rapaport from his decadeslong acting career but also that one very irritating season of Justified; others will know him for his anti-Palestinian rants and hatred of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.—
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This is not to say that rape can be separated from the hatred of women, just that, in certain situations, the role of the victim can be violently reassigned.—
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Wylde, who has introduced Mamdani to many business leaders in the city since his election, said there’s widespread distaste for his tax-the-rich agenda in local business communities.—
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That’s why, even when a team with six losses sits a ways away from panic, Caruso finds distaste when licking his wounds.—
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“Allergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allergy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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