forgiveness

noun/fərˈɡɪvnəs/

Frequency rank: #4,939 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the act of stopping feelings of anger toward someone who has wronged you

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Example sentence

She finally found the courage to ask for forgiveness after years of silence.

Synonyms & related words

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