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forbearance
noun
A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
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fɔɹˈbeɹən(t)s
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noun
A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
“His forbearance to reply was alarming”
noun
Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
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His forbearance to reply was alarming
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