1. forbearance

noun. ['fɔrˈbɛrəns'] a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting.

Rhymes with Forbearance

• forebearance
• clarence
• terrence
• terrance
• terence

How do you pronounce forbearance?

Pronounce forbearance as fɔrˈbɛrəns.

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Sentences with forbearance

1. Noun, singular or mass
Apply for a forbearance if you cannot get a deferment.

Quotes about forbearance

1. Forbearance in the face of fate, beauty constant under torture, are not merely passive. They are a positive achievement, an explicit triumph.
- Thomas Mann, Death in Venice and Other Tales

2. forbearance

noun. ['fɔrˈbɛrəns'] good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence.