allergy — ozdic

Collocations

6

1

(noun.)

ADJ

food

VERB + ALLERGY

have, suffer from | develop

cause

Eating peanuts causes my brother's allergy to flare up every time.

ALLERGY + NOUN

sufferer

PREP

~ to

My daughter has an allergy to shellfish, so we always check restaurant menus carefully.

Definitions

noun

1

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

2

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

3

An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.

He has an allergy to reality TV.

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Example Bank

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01

He has an allergy to reality TV.

Wiktionary

02

I have an allergy to milk.

Tatoeba · #32221

03

He has a drug allergy.

Tatoeba · #324216

04

Constantly blowing his nose in allergy season.

Tatoeba · #1597383

05

This squirrel has a nut allergy.

Tatoeba · #3531541

06

I have an allergy to peanuts.

Tatoeba · #3688481

Usage Notes

i Register

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