Forbearance and Maliciousness

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Forbearance noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.

Usage example: the judge showed forbearance, and gave the teenaged first offender a suspended sentence

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Maliciousness is an antonym for forbearance.

Nearby Words: forbear, forbearing

Maliciousness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Forbearance is an antonym for maliciousness.

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