long-suffering

/ˌlɒŋˈsʌfərɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

› A long-suffering person has been very patient for a long time about all the trouble that someone has caused them: Bill and his long-suffering wife

(Definition of long-suffering adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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