Forbearance and Intractability

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Forbearance noun - The capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining.

Usage example: we thank you for your forbearance while we attend to the technical difficulties interrupting the TV program

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Intractability is an antonym for forbearance.

Nearby Words: forbear, forbearing

Intractability noun - Refusal to obey.

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Forbearance is an antonym for intractability.

Nearby Words: intractable, intractably

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