forbearance

Definitions

Patient self-control and restraint, especially when provoked.

The action of refraining from enforcing a debt or legal right; a period of leniency.

Examples

The teacher showed great forbearance when the students continued to interrupt her lesson.

He asked for the bank's forbearance while he worked to resolve his temporary financial difficulties.

Synonyms

patience tolerance restraint lenience endurance self-control moderation

Antonyms

impatience intolerance anger impulsiveness resentment harshness severity