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For example: You're searching for your wedding location. You google, called, email - go through all the process of finding the perfect location.



It's super annoying but at the same time you accept it because it's such a common pain that people tend to "accept" it because "That's just the way it is". How would you describe this word?










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  • Resignation? Compliance? Conformity? Offhand I can't think of a single word simultaneously implying frustration + acceptance (and presumably, spinelessness - unwillingness to do anything about the undesirable situation), but it might help if you could give a specific example context where you might use the term you seek. Something about sheepish, herd-like mentality comes to mind.

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For example: You're searching for your wedding location. You google, called, email - go through all the process of finding the perfect location.



It's super annoying but at the same time you accept it because it's such a common pain that people tend to "accept" it because "That's just the way it is". How would you describe this word?










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  • Resignation? Compliance? Conformity? Offhand I can't think of a single word simultaneously implying frustration + acceptance (and presumably, spinelessness - unwillingness to do anything about the undesirable situation), but it might help if you could give a specific example context where you might use the term you seek. Something about sheepish, herd-like mentality comes to mind.

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For example: You're searching for your wedding location. You google, called, email - go through all the process of finding the perfect location.



It's super annoying but at the same time you accept it because it's such a common pain that people tend to "accept" it because "That's just the way it is". How would you describe this word?










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For example: You're searching for your wedding location. You google, called, email - go through all the process of finding the perfect location.



It's super annoying but at the same time you accept it because it's such a common pain that people tend to "accept" it because "That's just the way it is". How would you describe this word?







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  • Resignation? Compliance? Conformity? Offhand I can't think of a single word simultaneously implying frustration + acceptance (and presumably, spinelessness - unwillingness to do anything about the undesirable situation), but it might help if you could give a specific example context where you might use the term you seek. Something about sheepish, herd-like mentality comes to mind.

    – FumbleFingers
    Mar 21 at 15:40













  • Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

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  • Resignation? Compliance? Conformity? Offhand I can't think of a single word simultaneously implying frustration + acceptance (and presumably, spinelessness - unwillingness to do anything about the undesirable situation), but it might help if you could give a specific example context where you might use the term you seek. Something about sheepish, herd-like mentality comes to mind.

    – FumbleFingers
    Mar 21 at 15:40













  • Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

    – Dan
    yesterday

















Resignation? Compliance? Conformity? Offhand I can't think of a single word simultaneously implying frustration + acceptance (and presumably, spinelessness - unwillingness to do anything about the undesirable situation), but it might help if you could give a specific example context where you might use the term you seek. Something about sheepish, herd-like mentality comes to mind.

– FumbleFingers
Mar 21 at 15:40







Resignation? Compliance? Conformity? Offhand I can't think of a single word simultaneously implying frustration + acceptance (and presumably, spinelessness - unwillingness to do anything about the undesirable situation), but it might help if you could give a specific example context where you might use the term you seek. Something about sheepish, herd-like mentality comes to mind.

– FumbleFingers
Mar 21 at 15:40















Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

– Dan
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A common phrase for this is that it's a necessary evil:




[Cambridge Dictionary]



something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result:



I think he regards work as a necessary evil.
Most Americans accept taxes as a necessary evil.




The word evil does not mean that the thing done is evil in the normal sense of the word.



From the Wikipedia definition of necessary evil:




The use of the term "evil" in the phrase does not necessarily indicate that the thing being characterized as a "necessary evil" is something that is generally considered an "evil" in the sense of being immoral or the enemy of the good. In Fuller's use of the phrase, for example, there is no implication that court jesters are evil people, or having one serves an evil end. The term is most typically used to identify something that is merely an inconvenience or annoyance. Where an author suggests that, "[P]aperwork is a necessary evil, despised but handled with the understanding that a mistake – even a trivial one – could be costly." It is understood that the author is not deeming "paperwork" to be wicked, immoral, or evil in senses comparable to those.Some thinkers specifically reject the idea of anything that is actually "evil" being necessary.




As said, the evil thing can simply be an inconvenience or annoyance—such as going through all of your contacts and resources in order to find the right venue for a wedding location.






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      • So, I ask the downvoter, 'tolerated' $wouldn't$ be a suitable word to describe "annoying but commonly accepted"? I can see that it doesn't wholly capture the meaning, but at least it's a single adjective, as the questioner wanted.

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      • Thank you for the reply. I take it that in 'How do I write a good answer?' you have in mind, "Brevity is acceptable, but fuller explanations are better." I'd point out that the question asked for one word, so, having suggested a word, I had little to explain. I'll stop bleating now.

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      A common phrase for this is that it's a necessary evil:




      [Cambridge Dictionary]



      something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result:



      I think he regards work as a necessary evil.
      Most Americans accept taxes as a necessary evil.




      The word evil does not mean that the thing done is evil in the normal sense of the word.



      From the Wikipedia definition of necessary evil:




      The use of the term "evil" in the phrase does not necessarily indicate that the thing being characterized as a "necessary evil" is something that is generally considered an "evil" in the sense of being immoral or the enemy of the good. In Fuller's use of the phrase, for example, there is no implication that court jesters are evil people, or having one serves an evil end. The term is most typically used to identify something that is merely an inconvenience or annoyance. Where an author suggests that, "[P]aperwork is a necessary evil, despised but handled with the understanding that a mistake – even a trivial one – could be costly." It is understood that the author is not deeming "paperwork" to be wicked, immoral, or evil in senses comparable to those.Some thinkers specifically reject the idea of anything that is actually "evil" being necessary.




      As said, the evil thing can simply be an inconvenience or annoyance—such as going through all of your contacts and resources in order to find the right venue for a wedding location.






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        A common phrase for this is that it's a necessary evil:




        [Cambridge Dictionary]



        something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result:



        I think he regards work as a necessary evil.
        Most Americans accept taxes as a necessary evil.




        The word evil does not mean that the thing done is evil in the normal sense of the word.



        From the Wikipedia definition of necessary evil:




        The use of the term "evil" in the phrase does not necessarily indicate that the thing being characterized as a "necessary evil" is something that is generally considered an "evil" in the sense of being immoral or the enemy of the good. In Fuller's use of the phrase, for example, there is no implication that court jesters are evil people, or having one serves an evil end. The term is most typically used to identify something that is merely an inconvenience or annoyance. Where an author suggests that, "[P]aperwork is a necessary evil, despised but handled with the understanding that a mistake – even a trivial one – could be costly." It is understood that the author is not deeming "paperwork" to be wicked, immoral, or evil in senses comparable to those.Some thinkers specifically reject the idea of anything that is actually "evil" being necessary.




        As said, the evil thing can simply be an inconvenience or annoyance—such as going through all of your contacts and resources in order to find the right venue for a wedding location.






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          A common phrase for this is that it's a necessary evil:




          [Cambridge Dictionary]



          something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result:



          I think he regards work as a necessary evil.
          Most Americans accept taxes as a necessary evil.




          The word evil does not mean that the thing done is evil in the normal sense of the word.



          From the Wikipedia definition of necessary evil:




          The use of the term "evil" in the phrase does not necessarily indicate that the thing being characterized as a "necessary evil" is something that is generally considered an "evil" in the sense of being immoral or the enemy of the good. In Fuller's use of the phrase, for example, there is no implication that court jesters are evil people, or having one serves an evil end. The term is most typically used to identify something that is merely an inconvenience or annoyance. Where an author suggests that, "[P]aperwork is a necessary evil, despised but handled with the understanding that a mistake – even a trivial one – could be costly." It is understood that the author is not deeming "paperwork" to be wicked, immoral, or evil in senses comparable to those.Some thinkers specifically reject the idea of anything that is actually "evil" being necessary.




          As said, the evil thing can simply be an inconvenience or annoyance—such as going through all of your contacts and resources in order to find the right venue for a wedding location.






          share|improve this answer















          A common phrase for this is that it's a necessary evil:




          [Cambridge Dictionary]



          something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result:



          I think he regards work as a necessary evil.
          Most Americans accept taxes as a necessary evil.




          The word evil does not mean that the thing done is evil in the normal sense of the word.



          From the Wikipedia definition of necessary evil:




          The use of the term "evil" in the phrase does not necessarily indicate that the thing being characterized as a "necessary evil" is something that is generally considered an "evil" in the sense of being immoral or the enemy of the good. In Fuller's use of the phrase, for example, there is no implication that court jesters are evil people, or having one serves an evil end. The term is most typically used to identify something that is merely an inconvenience or annoyance. Where an author suggests that, "[P]aperwork is a necessary evil, despised but handled with the understanding that a mistake – even a trivial one – could be costly." It is understood that the author is not deeming "paperwork" to be wicked, immoral, or evil in senses comparable to those.Some thinkers specifically reject the idea of anything that is actually "evil" being necessary.




          As said, the evil thing can simply be an inconvenience or annoyance—such as going through all of your contacts and resources in order to find the right venue for a wedding location.







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                      • So, I ask the downvoter, 'tolerated' $wouldn't$ be a suitable word to describe "annoying but commonly accepted"? I can see that it doesn't wholly capture the meaning, but at least it's a single adjective, as the questioner wanted.

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                      • Thank you for the reply. I take it that in 'How do I write a good answer?' you have in mind, "Brevity is acceptable, but fuller explanations are better." I'd point out that the question asked for one word, so, having suggested a word, I had little to explain. I'll stop bleating now.

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                      • So, I ask the downvoter, 'tolerated' $wouldn't$ be a suitable word to describe "annoying but commonly accepted"? I can see that it doesn't wholly capture the meaning, but at least it's a single adjective, as the questioner wanted.

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                      • Please read the section on How do I write a good answer?. That will explain both (1) why you had to write "[Plus more than twenty more characters]"; & (2) why your answer had been down-voted and is being "flagged as low-quality because of its length and content.".

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                      • Thank you for the reply. I take it that in 'How do I write a good answer?' you have in mind, "Brevity is acceptable, but fuller explanations are better." I'd point out that the question asked for one word, so, having suggested a word, I had little to explain. I'll stop bleating now.

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                      • So, I ask the downvoter, 'tolerated' $wouldn't$ be a suitable word to describe "annoying but commonly accepted"? I can see that it doesn't wholly capture the meaning, but at least it's a single adjective, as the questioner wanted.

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                      • Please read the section on How do I write a good answer?. That will explain both (1) why you had to write "[Plus more than twenty more characters]"; & (2) why your answer had been down-voted and is being "flagged as low-quality because of its length and content.".

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                      • Thank you for the reply. I take it that in 'How do I write a good answer?' you have in mind, "Brevity is acceptable, but fuller explanations are better." I'd point out that the question asked for one word, so, having suggested a word, I had little to explain. I'll stop bleating now.

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                      • So, I ask the downvoter, 'tolerated' $wouldn't$ be a suitable word to describe "annoying but commonly accepted"? I can see that it doesn't wholly capture the meaning, but at least it's a single adjective, as the questioner wanted.

                        – Philip Wood
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                      • Please read the section on How do I write a good answer?. That will explain both (1) why you had to write "[Plus more than twenty more characters]"; & (2) why your answer had been down-voted and is being "flagged as low-quality because of its length and content.".

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                      • Thank you for the reply. I take it that in 'How do I write a good answer?' you have in mind, "Brevity is acceptable, but fuller explanations are better." I'd point out that the question asked for one word, so, having suggested a word, I had little to explain. I'll stop bleating now.

                        – Philip Wood
                        11 hours ago

















                      So, I ask the downvoter, 'tolerated' $wouldn't$ be a suitable word to describe "annoying but commonly accepted"? I can see that it doesn't wholly capture the meaning, but at least it's a single adjective, as the questioner wanted.

                      – Philip Wood
                      yesterday





                      So, I ask the downvoter, 'tolerated' $wouldn't$ be a suitable word to describe "annoying but commonly accepted"? I can see that it doesn't wholly capture the meaning, but at least it's a single adjective, as the questioner wanted.

                      – Philip Wood
                      yesterday













                      Please read the section on How do I write a good answer?. That will explain both (1) why you had to write "[Plus more than twenty more characters]"; & (2) why your answer had been down-voted and is being "flagged as low-quality because of its length and content.".

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                      13 hours ago





                      Please read the section on How do I write a good answer?. That will explain both (1) why you had to write "[Plus more than twenty more characters]"; & (2) why your answer had been down-voted and is being "flagged as low-quality because of its length and content.".

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                      Thank you for the reply. I take it that in 'How do I write a good answer?' you have in mind, "Brevity is acceptable, but fuller explanations are better." I'd point out that the question asked for one word, so, having suggested a word, I had little to explain. I'll stop bleating now.

                      – Philip Wood
                      11 hours ago





                      Thank you for the reply. I take it that in 'How do I write a good answer?' you have in mind, "Brevity is acceptable, but fuller explanations are better." I'd point out that the question asked for one word, so, having suggested a word, I had little to explain. I'll stop bleating now.

                      – Philip Wood
                      11 hours ago



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