forbearance

for·bear·ance

noun \fȯr-ˈber-ən(t)s, fər-\

Definition of FORBEARANCE

1

: a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due

2

: the act of forbearing : patience

3

: the quality of being forbearing : leniency

Examples of FORBEARANCE

1. He showed great forbearance in his dealings with them.
2. <we thank you for your forbearance while we attend to the technical difficulties interrupting the TV program>

First Known Use of FORBEARANCE

1576

Related to FORBEARANCE

Synonyms: patience, long-suffering, sufferance, tolerance

Antonyms: impatience

Related Words: acquiescence, resignation; passiveness, passivity; amenability, compliance, conformism, docility, obedience, subordination, tractability, willingness; discipline, self-control; submission, submissiveness

Near Antonyms: defiance; contrariness, disobedience, insubordination, intractability, recalcitrance, resistance, willfulness

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