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    [Noun]  | "for*bear*ance" | \ fȯr-ˈber-ən(t)s \


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

    2: the act of forbearing : patience

    3: the quality of being forbearing : leniency


    Origin: 1570 ;

     See: {forbear:1 };

    [Noun]  | "forbearance" 


    1: the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining;


      * e.g., " ... we thank you for your forbearance while we attend to the technical difficulties interrupting the TV program "





    2: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it;


      * e.g., " ... the judge showed forbearance, and gave the teenaged first offender a suspended sentence "



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     [ "forbearance" ]

    1: Putting up with one's parents.

      * e.g.,  ... Over the course of the day: Parent: "Have you done your homework?" 

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