Antonyms for forbearance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fawr-bair-uhns

Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈbɛər əns

Definition of forbearance

Origin : 1570s, originally legal, in reference to enforcement of debt obligations, from forbear (v.) + -ance. General sense of "refraining from" is from 1590s.

noun resisting, avoidance

Example sentences :

It was the greatest stretch of forbearance I could practise.
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

You must suppress your gratitude, and endeavour to forget my forbearance in the matter of the bracelet.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

He did not understand the law or appreciate their forbearance.
Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude

There is a limit to forbearance and I considered that limit reached.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

When the memory of it returns to me I marvel at my own forbearance.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

She had been badly dealt with by her allies, but forbearance was her rule of living.
Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon

It has a European reputation for long-suffering, patience, and forbearance.
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

"I have no use for your forbearance," muttered General Feraud, gloomily.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

I have really imposed too much upon every one's forbearance.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

For this—as you are never to be paid—the obligation of your forbearance will be the greater.
Extract from : « Nuts and Nutcrackers » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for forbearance

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