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allergic

[uh-lur-jik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to allergy.

    an allergic reaction to wool.

  2. having an allergy.

  3. Informal.having a strong dislike or aversion.

    He's allergic to most modern music.



allergic

/ əˈɜːɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, having, or caused by an allergy

  2. informalhaving an aversion (to)

    he's allergic to work

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unallergic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of allergic1

First recorded in 1910–15; allerg(y) + -ic
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You're not alone - around one in five people are allergic to pollen and the culprit is usually grass, although trees can also trigger symptoms.

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The government now is allergic to accusations that any cuts they make will be a return to austerity.

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I fell in love, bought a condo and was spending more time at the house of my partner who was allergic to cats.

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This helps with asthma symptoms but does not treat the direct cause of asthma, which is ultimately an allergic reaction.

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It could be that you're allergic to grass pollen and levels will be high on Saturday across the Midlands, central, southern and south-west England, and London.

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