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long-suffering
This term describes a specific type of endurance characterized by a quiet, often weary acceptance of hardship or irritation. It suggests a state of prolonged tolerance where the individual does not fight back or complain, often because they feel powerless or are acting out of a sense of duty or love. It carries a heavier emotional weight than simple patience, implying a burden that has been carried for a significant duration.
In social contexts, the word is frequently used with a touch of irony or sympathy to describe someone who is the constant target of another person's whims or temper. While it can be a virtue in a spiritual or moral sense, in everyday conversation it often highlights the imbalance of power or the exhaustion of the person enduring the situation.
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She is a long-suffering wife who has put up with his gambling for years.
Poor Sarah is the long-suffering assistant to a very demanding boss.
I have been a long-suffering fan of this team despite their constant losing streaks.
You are far too long-suffering with that rude neighbor.
The long-suffering teacher sighed as the students started shouting again.
He looked at me with a long-suffering expression when I forgot the keys again.
How can you be so long-suffering in the face of such blatant unfairness?
The long-suffering peasants waited for the king to notice their plight.