impatience

[im-pey-shuhns]

noun

1. lack of patience.

2. eager desire for relief or change; restlessness.

3. intolerance of anything that thwarts, delays, or hinders.

impatience

/ ɪmˈpeɪʃəns /

noun

1. lack of patience; intolerance of or irritability with anything that impedes or delays

2. restless desire for change and excitement

Word History and Origins

Origin of impatience¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English impacience, from Latin impatientia; im- ², patience

Example Sentences

She added: "There's already impatience from those who are waiting to see results."

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PC Richard Woodward, a traffic officer with Cheshire Police for 19 years, says impatience from other road users towards learner drivers and their instructors is growing.

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To date, he has not forgotten how to eat, which is fortunate given Lamb’s gargantuan appetite and Oldman’s impatience with eating scenes where actors push their food around.

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And yet the gamble the government has taken is a willingness for patience in an era of impatience.

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In internal and external dialogue, they can convey impatience, distraction, delirium, ecstasy.

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