How to Pronounce Effort Intolerance

Say it like this: EF-ort in-TOL-er-ants. The first word rhymes with 'chevron,' and the second word sounds like 'in' plus 'TALL' plus 'er' plus 'ants.' Put the stress on the first syllable of each word: EF-ort and in-TOL-er-ants.

In 'effort,' you stress the first syllable: EF-ort. In 'intolerance,' you stress the second syllable: in-TOL-er-ants. A common mistake is stressing the first syllable of 'intolerance' (IN-tol-er-ants), but that's incorrect.

'Effort' has 2 syllables: EF-ort. 'Intolerance' has 4 syllables: in-TOL-er-ants. Together, the full phrase has 6 syllables: EF-ort in-TOL-er-ants.

'Effort' simply means physical work or activity—anything that requires your body to do something. In this term, it refers to regular exercise or everyday physical tasks.

'Intolerance' means an inability to handle or accept something. In this case, it means the body cannot handle physical effort the way it normally should.

'Effort intolerance' means that a person has difficulty doing normal physical activities because their body responds with uncomfortable symptoms. It's a way of saying someone feels too tired, short of breath, or unwell when they try to exercise or stay active.

'Tolerance' is the opposite word—it means your body can handle or accept something. 'Intolerance' adds the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not'), so it means the inability to tolerate or handle something.

Here's an example: 'The patient reported effort intolerance, finding it difficult to walk up stairs without feeling breathless.' This sentence uses the term correctly to describe a functional limitation.