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sufferance

/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/
noun
  1. Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.

  2. Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.

  3. Suffering; pain, misery.

Synonymsacquiesce

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