the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; self-control: Their teacher exhibited great forbearance when the children started acting up in class.
an abstaining from the enforcement of a right.
a creditor's giving of indulgence after the day originally fixed for payment.
Origin of forbearance
First recorded in1570–80; forbear + -ance
SYNONYMS FOR forbearance
1 abstinence.
2 tolerance, toleration, sufferance; indulgence.
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OTHER WORDS FROM forbearance
non·for·bear·ance,noun
Words nearby forbearance
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He says that’s mostly because the government’s unprecedented aid to families and businesses, and the banks’ forbearance programs, have delayed defaults for months that would have come far earlier.
How JPMorgan Chase is proceeding with extreme caution—and still making plenty of money|Shawn Tully|October 14, 2020|Fortune
So far, those lost paychecks have brought relatively few foreclosures, since banks and government bodies that guaranteed the loans have been granting forbearance that, for now, enables folks to keep their homes even if they can’t make payments.
Housing flips the recession script: Prices will keep rising for up to a year, but here’s how the party will end|Shawn Tully|October 4, 2020|Fortune
Parenting a preschooler is hard (believe me, I know), and it takes a lot of time, energy, and forbearance to do it right.
Why Giving Adderall to Toddlers Is So Completely, Utterly Wrong|Russell Saunders|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But selfies, like people, deserve our forgiveness, our forbearance, and our support.
In Defense of the Selfie, Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year|James Poulos|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But in the here and now of it, I ask for your patience, and forbearance, while I give it a shot.
Goodbye to My Soap Star Life|Michael E. Knight|September 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He was a master of hilm—grace and forbearance—and used force only when absolutely necessary.
Gay Syrian Blogger a Hoax?|Asne Seierstad|June 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Abb Radiguet, full of forbearance, did well in preaching forgiveness; they feared an accident.
The Fte At Coqueville|Emile Zola
Forbearance and self-control smooth the road of life, and open many ways which would otherwise remain closed.
Character|Samuel Smiles
I know not whether by fatigue in walking, or by forbearance of tea.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell
The expression on the face of Deerfoot showed231 that all forbearance was ended.
The Hunters of the Ozark|Edward S. Ellis
She treated that wretched boy with the most Christian forbearance during the rest of the meal.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume V.|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
British Dictionary definitions for forbearance
forbearance
/ (fɔːˈbɛərəns) /
noun
the act of forbearing
self-control; patience
lawabstention from or postponement of the enforcement of a legal right, esp by a creditor allowing his debtor time to pay