Forbearance
noun
Patient self-restraint
“Tas showed remarkable forbearance with students who asked the same question he had answered twice already.”
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What does forbearance mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotQuick irritability
- NotFirm refusal
- NotQuiet celebration
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