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impatience

DEFINITIONS OF: impatience

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n a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

Synonyms:
restlessness
Type of:
annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

n a dislike of anything that causes delay

Antonyms:
forbearance, longanimity, patience
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Types:
intolerance
impatience with annoyances
Type of:
ill nature
a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition

n a restless desire for change and excitement

Type of:
fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness
a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
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