アレルギー

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

allergy

Medical condition; also used as a suffix in compounds like 花粉アレルギー (pollen allergy).

from German Allergie

aversion; strong dislike

Figurative use; often followed by がある or used as a suffix to express a strong personal distaste for something.

〈物もの〉にアレルギーがあるto be allergic to something
私わたしは卵たまごにアレルギーがあります。
I'm allergic to eggs.
アレルギー反はん応のうが出でるan allergic reaction to occur
この薬くすりを飲のんだらアレルギー反はん応のうが出でた。
I had an allergic reaction after taking this medicine.
〈物もの〉アレルギーになるto develop an allergy to something
最さい近きん、花か粉ふんアレルギーになった。
I recently developed a pollen allergy.
〈事こと〉にアレルギーを感かんじるto feel a strong aversion to something
彼かれは権けん威い主しゅ義ぎ的てきなやり方かたにアレルギーを感かんじている。
He feels a strong aversion to authoritarian methods.

過か敏びん症しょう sense 1
過敏症 is a formal medical term for hypersensitivity, while アレルギー is the everyday word people use for the same condition and also figuratively for a strong dislike.
拒きょ否ひ反はん応のう sense 2
拒否反応 literally means a 'rejection reaction' and is used for both physical rejection (e.g. of a transplant) and psychological aversion, whereas アレルギー is more casual and commonly used for both medical allergies and figurative dislikes.
花か粉ふん症しょうN3
アレルギー is the general term for any allergy, while 花粉症 refers specifically to an allergy caused by pollen.

アトピーN1
アレルギー is the general term for any allergic reaction, while アトピー specifically refers to the hereditary predisposition to allergies or the resulting skin condition (atopic dermatitis).

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アレルギー症しょう状じょう
allergy symptoms; allergic symptoms
アレルギー表ひょう示じ
allergen labeling; allergen information display
食しょく物もつアレルギー
food allergy
アレルギーテスト
allergy test; allergy testing
ナッツアレルギー
nut allergy
寒かん暖だん差さアレルギー
vasomotor rhinitis from temperature change; non-allergic rhinitis triggered by sudden temperature shifts

Borrowed from German 'Allergie'. The figurative sense of 'aversion' developed in Japanese, similar to the extended use in English.