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forbearance
(f/O/r'b/(@)/r/@/ns )

noun (n)

  • good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    longanimity, patience
    Antonym:
    impatience
    source: wordnet30
  • a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting(noun.act)
    Example:
    His forbearance to reply was alarming.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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