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LONG-SUFFERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
Synonyms:
long-sufferance; long-suffering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("long-suffering" is a kind of...):
endurance (the power to withstand hardship or stress)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
Example:
a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife
Synonyms:
enduring; long-suffering
Classified under:
Similar:
patient (enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance)
