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allergy
1. n. (pathology, immunology) 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 at
2. n. (pathology) Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
3. n. Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
4. n. (informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
He has an allergy to reality TV.

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"What's the reason for your allergy this time? Is it the olive oil in the salad?" "No, it's the tomatoes."

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