forbearance

/foหหˆbiษ™ษนษ˜n(t)s/

IPA: /F AO0 R B EH1 R AH0 N S/

noun
  1. 1

    Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.

  2. 2

    A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

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