allergic
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- adjective
- /əˈlɜrdʒɪk/
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alérgico
- Oh oh guess what guys, I'm still allergic to sunscreen.
- an allergic reaction
- allergic rhinitis
- allergic asthma
I would like to first note that I'm allergic to my cat, OK?
- I would like to first note that I'm allergic to my cat, OK?
- I have, I'm allergic to like dust and pollen.
- I'm also slightly allergic to dogs and my cats as well.
- So if you're allergic to cats, get rid of your cat.
- I we buy raw carrots and I'm actually highly allergic to raw carrots.
- I think I am allergic to rose water.
- Unfortunately, you know, we're allergic to that stuff.
- So if you're allergic to things and you're.
- I kept saying maybe it's I'm I'm allergic to something in my drink.
- I say I'm allergic to cats, you hear?
- So for all those allergic peeps, you guys are good.
- And I think people, if they're not allergic, should have dogs.
- And I don't know, I, I, I'm not as allergic to it as some scientists are.
Examples
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Skin rash, for example, may occur because of allergic sensitivity to latex.
Academic text (1994) -
I thought you said you were allergic to dogs.
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I think I am allergic to rose water.
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I have been extremely allergic to dogs my whole life.
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It's a severe allergic reaction.
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I'm also slightly allergic to dogs and my cats as well.
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It's just I'm allergic to nuts.
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So if you're allergic to cats, get rid of your cat.
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I am deathly allergic to a mystery thing.
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I think I am allergic to rose water.
Synonyms
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Reacting strongly to certain things like foods or pollen and causing allergy symptoms
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To react strongly to small amounts of things like pollen or food, often causing allergies
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Very sensitive to a substance or trigger after earlier exposure
Allergic to a substance and likely to have a strong reaction
Very sensitive to things like allergens or medicines
Compounds
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The body has a strong unwanted response to things like pollen or peanuts and causes swelling, sneezing and difficulty breathing
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A skin condition that makes the skin red, itchy, and swollen after an allergy
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The nose becomes swollen when the body reacts to things like pollen, causing sneezing, itching and a runny nose
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A delayed reaction caused by the body's immune cells that appears hours after contact with something you are sensitive to
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A very fast body reaction to something you are sensitive to, causing hives, itching, or very bad swelling
How Allergic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Allergic comes from Greek words allo- 'other' and erg- 'work', and the erg- part is the same root you see in energy. So to be allergic is for your body to 'work' in an 'other' or strong way when it meets something like pollen or peanuts, which is why you have a reaction.