Uk English Meaning of forbearance

forbearance

Other Uk English words related to forbearance

synonyms

• patience
• suffering
• tolerance
• acquiescence
• compliance
• Discipline
• docility
• long-suffering
• obedience
• passivity
• passivity
• resignation
• submission
• subordination
• Willingness

antonyms

• impatience
• defiance
• disobedience
• Insubordination
• resistance
• contrariness
• intractability
• recalcitrance
• wilfulness

Definitions and Meaning of forbearance in English

Wordnet

forbearance (n)

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

Webster

forbearance (n.)

The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.

The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering.

FAQs About the word forbearance

What is the Uk English meaning of the word forbearance

forbearance

What is the English meaning of the word forbearance

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence, a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from actingThe act of forbearing or waiting; th

What are the synonyms of the word forbearance

patience,suffering,tolerance,acquiescence,compliance,Discipline,docility,long-suffering,obedience,passivity

What are the antonyms of the word forbearance

impatience,defiance,disobedience,Insubordination,resistance,contrariness,intractability,recalcitrance,wilfulness