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Adjective: long-suffering  'long'sú-fu-ring [N. Amer], 'lóng'sú-fu-ring [Brit]
  1. Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
    "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife";
    - enduring
Noun: long-suffering  'long'sú-fu-ring [N. Amer], 'lóng'sú-fu-ring [Brit]
  1. Patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
    "His long-suffering in the face of constant setbacks was remarkable";
    - long-sufferance

See also: patient

Type of: endurance