forbearance

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /fɔɹˈbeɹən(t)s/
• (RP) IPA: /fɔːˈbɛːɹən(t)s/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /foːˈbiəɹɘn(t)s/

Noun

forbearance

1. Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

Synonyms

• patience
• restraint
• thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)

Related terms

• forbear

Translations

• French: longanimité
• German: Langmut, Geduld, Duldsamkeit
• Russian: возде́ржанность

Translations

• German: Nachsicht, Unterlassung, Unterlassen, Stundung
• Russian: отсро́чка

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