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sufferance
sufferance /ˈsʌf.ər.əns/ aep /-ɚ-/ noun
on sufferance FORMAL1 F0 with unwilling permission: » He gave me a bed for a couple of nights but I felt I was there on sufferance.Thesaurus+: ↑Allowing and permittingThesaurus+: ↑Unwilling and reluctant , ↑Ready and willing , ↑Lacking interest and enthusiasmunder sufferance OLD-FASHIONED2 F0 If someone does something under sufferance, they do it very unwillingly: » He only visits his parents under sufferance.Thesaurus+: ↑Unwilling and reluctant , ↑Ready and willing , ↑Lacking interest and enthusiasm |