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allergy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/
• [ˈæl.ə.dʒi] (UK)
• ălʹər-jē
• [ˈæl.ɚ.d͡ʒi] (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) German Allergiebor. English allergy Borrowed from German Allergie. Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.

Meanings

1. (broadly) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
   • My dad can't live with pets because of an allergy.
2. (broadly, qualifier:strictly) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance. ▸ Specifically, hypersensitivity of class I in the modern classification thereof: the immunoglobulin E–mediated type.
3. (figuratively, informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
   • He has an allergy to reality TV.

Forms

Deriveds

alpha-gal allergy · red meat allergy · photoallergy · allergy salute · allergologist · polyallergy · lone-star-tick meat allergy · tick meat allergy · autoallergy · oral allergy syndrome · allergen · allergic · allergin · allergist · nonallergy · total allergy syndrome · food allergy · allergoid · allergylike · antiallergy · aeroallergy · pseudoallergy · mammalian meat allergy · allergology · water allergy · tick-induced meat allergy · cold allergy

Descendants

الرجی · এলার্জি · alerdyi · एलर्जी · அலர்ஜி

Hypernyms

hypersensitivity (disorder of the immune system)

Synonyms

type 1 hypersensitivity (disorder of the immune system) · intolerance (hypersensitivity)

Translations (138)

bn এলার্জি (disorder of the immune system) · nv hojoołáhígíí (disorder of the immune system) · ja アレルギー (altered susceptibility) · sl alergija (disorder of the immune system) · ko 알레르기 (disorder of the immune system) · kw alergedh (hypersensitivity) · pt alergia (antipathy) · sh алѐргија (disorder of the immune system) · pt antipatia (antipathy) · hy ալերգիա (antipathy) · ca al·lèrgia (antipathy) · km អាឡែរហ្សី (disorder of the immune system) · hy ալերգիա (disorder of the immune system) · ky аллергия (disorder of the immune system) · tl taluramdam (disorder of the immune system) · nn allergi (disorder of the immune system) · tl alerhiya (disorder of the immune system) · io alergio (hypersensitivity) · io alergio (disorder of the immune system) · de Allergie (hypersensitivity) · cmn 過敏 /过敏 (hypersensitivity) · ms alahan (disorder of the immune system) · az allergiya (disorder of the immune system) · tg аллергия (disorder of the immune system) · ar حَسَّاسِيَّة (disorder of the immune system) · cs alergie (disorder of the immune system) · sh alèrgija (antipathy) · ru аллерги́я (antipathy) · gv allerjee (disorder of the immune system) · lv alerģija (disorder of the immune system) · fr allergie (antipathy) · hy ալերգիա (hypersensitivity) · hu allergia (antipathy) · it allergia (disorder of the immune system) · tk allergiýa (disorder of the immune system) · my အာလေးရဃီး (disorder of the immune system) · ru аллерги́я (hypersensitivity) · fa آلرژی (disorder of the immune system) · he אַלֶרגִיָה (disorder of the immune system) · ru аллерги́я (altered susceptibility) · ru аллерги́я (disorder of the immune system) · tl taluhiyang (disorder of the immune system) · pl awersja (antipathy) · mn харшил (disorder of the immune system) · fo ovurviðkvæmi (disorder of the immune system) · hu allergia (disorder of the immune system) · nl allergie (antipathy) · pl alergia (hypersensitivity) · fi allergia (antipathy) · da allergi (disorder of the immune system) · gl alerxia (hypersensitivity) · eu alergia (disorder of the immune system) · ms alergi (disorder of the immune system) · pl uczulenie (antipathy) · mk але́ргија (altered susceptibility) · sh alèrgija (disorder of the immune system) · ko 알레르기 (altered susceptibility) · pl uczulenie (disorder of the immune system) · kk аллергия (disorder of the immune system) · th ภูมิแพ้ (disorder of the immune system) · pt ojeriza (antipathy) · pl alergia (antipathy) · bo ཆམས་ཚི (disorder of the immune system) · zza alerciye (diq) (disorder of the immune system) · mi mate tūtohu (disorder of the immune system) · km អាឡែស៊ី (disorder of the immune system) · mi mate pāwera (disorder of the immune system) · gl alerxia (disorder of the immune system) · ar حَسَّاسِيَّة (hypersensitivity) · fa حساسیت (disorder of the immune system) · yi אַלערגיע (disorder of the immune system) · hy ալերգիա (altered susceptibility) · be алергі́я (disorder of the immune system) · sk alergia (disorder of the immune system) · pl alergia (disorder of the immune system) · az حساسیة (disorder of the immune system) · fa آلرژی (hypersensitivity) · ja アレルギー (disorder of the immune system) · nl allergie (disorder of the immune system) · et allergia (disorder of the immune system) · my မတဲ့ဘူး (disorder of the immune system) · ro alergie (hypersensitivity) · fi allergia (disorder of the immune system) · ja アレルギー (hypersensitivity) · cs alergie (antipathy) · tl alerdyi (disorder of the immune system) · ar أَرَجِيَّة (hypersensitivity) · de Allergie (antipathy) · sv allergi (antipathy) · es alergia (disorder of the immune system) · is ofnæmi (disorder of the immune system) · ga ailléirge (hypersensitivity) · vi dị ứng (disorder of the immune system) · pt alergia (hypersensitivity) · sh алѐргија (altered susceptibility) · ko 알레르기 (hypersensitivity) · kw alergedh (antipathy) · fr allergie (disorder of the immune system) · fa حساسیت (hypersensitivity) · ta அலர்ஜி (disorder of the immune system) · tr alerji (disorder of the immune system) · hi एलर्जी (disorder of the immune system) · de Allergie (disorder of the immune system) · nl allergie (hypersensitivity) · sq alergji (disorder of the immune system) · ja アレルギー (antipathy) · lt alergija (disorder of the immune system) · el αλλεργία (disorder of the immune system) · id alergi (disorder of the immune system) · kw alergedh (altered susceptibility) · sv allergi (altered susceptibility) · fi allergia (hypersensitivity) · ro alergie (disorder of the immune system) · uz allergiya (disorder of the immune system) · bg але́ргия (disorder of the immune system) · uk алергі́я (disorder of the immune system) · pt alergia (disorder of the immune system) · ar أَرَجِيَّة (disorder of the immune system) · nb allergi (disorder of the immune system) · sh алѐргија (antipathy) · kw alergedh (disorder of the immune system) · mk алергија (disorder of the immune system) · ur الرجی (disorder of the immune system) · ca al·lèrgia (disorder of the immune system) · ta ஒவ்வாமை (disorder of the immune system) · se allergiija (disorder of the immune system) · eo alergio (disorder of the immune system) · cmn 過敏 /过敏 (disorder of the immune system) · ka ალერგია (disorder of the immune system) · ga ailléirge (disorder of the immune system) · mi mate pāwera (hypersensitivity) · sh alèrgija (altered susceptibility) · sv allergi (disorder of the immune system) · es alergia (hypersensitivity) · fr allergie (hypersensitivity) · ast alerxa (disorder of the immune system) · fi allergia (altered susceptibility) · mk але́ргија (antipathy)