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SUFFERANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
Example:
all people should practice toleration and live together in peace
Synonyms:
acceptance; sufferance; toleration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sufferance" is a kind of...):
permissiveness; tolerance (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sufferance"):
self acceptance (an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all)
Derivation:
suffer (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Patient endurance especially of pain or distress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sufferance" is a kind of...):
endurance (the power to withstand hardship or stress)
Derivation:
suffer (feel pain or be in pain)
