allergic B1 Topic:Science & Research US /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/ UK /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #5531 Meanings 1 adj Having a bad physical reaction to a particular substance. I am allergic to cats. 2 adj Caused by an allergy. She had an allergic reaction to the medicine. 3 adj Strongly disliking something. My brother is allergic to hard work. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a bad physical... hypersensitive Word family Derived forms aeroallergicantiallergicautoallergicgastroallergichyperallergichypoallergicimmunoallergicnonallergicphotoallergicpolyallergicproallergicpseudoallergic Related forms allergenallergicallyallergy Common collocations allergic reaction Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From allergy + -ic. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # allergic **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 5531 ## Meanings 1. Having a bad physical reaction to a particular substance. 2. Caused by an allergy. 3. Strongly disliking something. ## Examples - I am allergic to cats. - She had an allergic reaction to the medicine. - My brother is allergic to hard work. ## Derived Forms - aeroallergic - antiallergic - autoallergic - gastroallergic - hyperallergic - hypoallergic - immunoallergic - nonallergic - photoallergic - polyallergic - proallergic - pseudoallergic ## Related Forms - allergen - allergically - allergy ## Etymology From allergy + -ic. ## AI Etymology Allergic is from allergy plus -ic. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as an adjective, allergic denotes having a bad physical reaction to a particular substance, caused by an allergy, and strongly disliking something. The same word family continues in derived forms such as aeroallergic, antiallergic, autoallergic, and gastroallergic and related entries such as allergen, allergically, and allergy. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown