allergy

[ˈæl.ə.dʒi]noun

An immune-system overreaction to a normally harmless substance, specifically the type I form driven by immunoglobulin E antibodies.

Example sentence

“Her allergy to cats makes her sneeze whenever she visits us.”

Takes "to": an allergy to peanuts. The figurative use is jokey: "he has an allergy to paperwork".

Related words

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