impatience

im·pa·tience  (m-pshns)

n.

The quality or condition of being impatient.

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impatience [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns]

n

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

2. restless desire for change and excitement

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Impatience of wives: company of wives.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impatience - a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay restlessness annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
	2.	impatience - a restless desire for change and excitement fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness - a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
	3.	impatience - a dislike of anything that causes delay ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition intolerance - impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions" forbearance, longanimity, patience - good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

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impatience

noun

1. restlessness, frustration, intolerance, agitation, edginess There is considerable impatience with the slow pace of political change.
restlessness calm, composure, serenity

2. irritability, shortness, edginess, intolerance, quick temper, snappiness, irritableness There was a hint of impatience in his tone.
irritability patience, restraint, tolerance, forbearance

3. eagerness, longing, enthusiasm, hunger, yearning, thirst, zeal, fervour, ardour, vehemence, earnestness, keenness, impetuosity, heartiness, avidity, intentness, greediness She showed impatience to continue the climb.

4. haste, hurry, impetuosity, rashness, hastiness They visited a fertility clinic in their impatience to have a child.

Quotations
"All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue" [Franz Kafka The Collected Aphorisms]

Translations

impatience [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns] N → impaciencia f

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impatience [ɪmˈpeɪʃ^əns] n → impatience f
There was a hint of impatience in his tone → Il y avait une note d'impatience dans son ton.
to await sth with impatience → attendre qch avec impatience
to show impatience to do sth → se montrer impatient(e) de faire qch
She showed impatience to continue the climb → Elle se montrait impatiente de continuer l'ascension.

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impatience

n → Ungeduld f; (= intolerance) → Unduldsamkeit f

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impatience [ɪmˈpeɪʃ/əns] n → impazienza
impatience (with sb/to do sth) → impazienza (nei confronti di qn/di fare qc)

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impatience [ɪmˈpeɪʃ/əns] n → impazienza
impatience (with sb/to do sth) → impazienza (nei confronti di qn/di fare qc)

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impatience → نفاذ الصبر netrpělivost utålmodighed Ungeduld ανυπομονησία impaciencia kärsimättömyys impatience nestrpljenje impazienza 短気 성급함 ongeduldigheid utålmodighet zniecierpliwienie impaciência нетерпение otålighet ความไม่อดทน sabırsızlık sự thiếu kiên nhẫn 急躁