long-suffering
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- noun
- /ˈlɔːŋˈsʌfərɪŋ/
:
sufrimiento prolongado
- And that was that was my long-suffering girlfriend Nadine, who took on every role that was needed.
- long-suffering wife
- long-suffering smile
- long-suffering look
Examples
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There, long suffering men and women peacefully protested the denial of their rights as Americans.
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For Hamilton, that was his long-suffering ex-wife, Haven.
Blog text (26) -
It was me and in here must have been the the poor old landlord, the long-suffering landlord.
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A sad, long-suffering smile.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's basically a biopic (of extremely doubtful accuracy) of Joan Crawford, from the point of view of her long-suffering daughter.
Blog text (26) -
Ruth, known as Ruthless by her long-suffering underlings, was on a rampage trying to locate the missing board members whose presence was necessary for the vote on Saturday.
Fiction book (1993) -
The furor over Friday's report revealed a political movement that is rooting for American failure, so obsessed with taking down Mr. Obama that good news for the nation's long-suffering workers drives its members into a blind rage.
Blog text (26) -
And he felt, suddenly, a sweep of painful gratitude, like the momentary awareness of the presence of grace, which was so intense it caused him to bow his head: gratitude for his accidental entry into this new knowledge, this understanding that had let him see the ways his mother's long-suffering silent goodness had trapped and paralyzed him.
Fiction book (1990) -
Spokesmen for the long-suffering Coptic Christian population pointed out that on January 6, 2010, security had been withdrawn from a Coptic church in Nag Hammadi shortly before a drive-by shooting.
Blog text (34) -
The long-suffering citizens of the town finally received aid after the devastating storm.
Synonyms
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Ability to keep doing hard physical or mental work for a long time
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A calm way of accepting pain or hardship without complaint
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A patient acceptance of something unpleasant or difficult
To accept pain or hardship without complaint for a long time
Patient acceptance of trouble or unfair treatment without anger
Antonyms
How Patient
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Long-suffering is made from the words long and suffering, meaning 'suffering for a long time'. So as a noun, long-suffering is the patient endurance of pain or hardship over many years.