allergy
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allergy
- /ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/
- [ˈæl.ə.dʒi] UK
- [ˈæl.ɚ.d͡ʒi] US
Where it comes from
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.
noun allergies
- 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.
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Specifically, hypersensitivity of class I in the modern classification thereof: the immunoglobulin E–mediated type.
Similar: intolerance
- An antipathy, as toward a person or activity. He has an allergy to reality TV.
Similar: type 1 hypersensitivity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: allergic reaction, allergen, allergic, allergenic, asthma, sensitivity, alarm, rash, insensitivity, alert, warning, alerting, alerts, allergens, warnings, intolerance
noun
Similar: type 1 hypersensitivity
Translations
Every language
noun disorder of the immune system
| Español | alergia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알레르기 allereugi |
| 日本語 | アレルギー arerugī |
| 中文 | 過敏 /过敏 guòmǐn |
| हिन्दी | एलर्जी elarjī |
| Português | alergia |
| Français | allergie |
| Deutsch | Allergie |
| Italiano | allergia |
| Ελληνικά | αλλεργία allergía |
| Română | alergie |
| Русский | аллерги́я allergíja |
| Tiếng Việt | dị ứng |
| العربية | أَرَجِيَّة ʔarajiyya, حَسَّاسِيَّة ḥassāsiyya |
| עברית | אַלֶרגִיָה alérgiya |
Talk about this word "allergy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allergy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. allergy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allergy "allergy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allergy.Cite this
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title = {allergy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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