allergic

UK /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/ US /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/

adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to allergy.

Having an allergy.

I am allergic to cats.

Highly averse.

I'm allergic to homework.

noun

A person who has an allergy.

Collocations

VERB + ALLERGIC

ALLERGIC + NOUN

analgesics, aspirin, cats, dogs, dust, eggs, homework, medicine

PREP.

out

ADV.

probably

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (e

hypersensitive
hypersensitized
hypersensitised
sensitized
sensitised
supersensitive
supersensitized
supersensitised

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

I'm allergic to aspirin

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to aspirin.

I'm allergic to pollen

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to pollen.

are you allergic to any medications

Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain medications should not be given to patients.

I'm allergic to penicillin

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to penicillin.

I'm allergic to nuts

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to nuts.

Example Bank

I am allergic to cats.

Wiktionary

I'm allergic to homework.

Wiktionary

I'm allergic to fish.

Tatoeba · #19371

I'm allergic to pollen.

Tatoeba · #23694

He is allergic to house dust.

Tatoeba · #35502

I have allergic rhinitis.

Tatoeba · #66997

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, allergic is marked as figuratively, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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