Forbearance
nounfɔr'bɜrəns
Noun
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
“his forbearance to reply was alarming”
Type of:DelayHoldupgood-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
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Similar Words
- Longanimity
- Patience
- Forbear