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forbearance
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As a noun, forbearance means patient self-control.
Meanings of forbearance
4 meaningsnoun
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Similar: patience, longanimityA delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
“his forbearance to reply was alarming”
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Synonyms by meaning
noun: good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
patiencelonganimity
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