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ɪmˈpeɪ ʃənsim·pa·tience

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restlessness, impatiencenoun
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
impatiencenoun
a restless desire for change and excitement
impatiencenoun
a dislike of anything that causes delay

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impatiencenoun
The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

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Impatiencenoun
Etymology: impatience, Fr. impatientia, Latin.
1. Inability to suffer pain; rage under suffering.
All the power of his wits has given way to his impatience. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

The experiment I resolved to make was upon thought, and not rashness or impatience. William Temple.
2. Vehemence of temper; heat of passion.3. Inability to suffer delay; eagerness.

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impatience
Impatience is a feeling of restlessness and intolerance often triggered by delays, inefficiency or having to wait. It often includes a sense of urgency or a desire for immediate action or results. This emotional state can lead to individuals acting hastily or impulsively.

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Impatiencenoun
the quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid
Etymology: [OE. impacience, F. impatience, fr. L. impatientia.]

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Numerology

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The numerical value of impatience in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of impatience in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of impatience in a Sentence

Theodore Roszak:
To bemoan the messiness of politics is not just a folly it betrays a dangerous impatience with basic realities. It is like becoming disturbed that people do not fall in love sensibly -- and so deciding to computerize the problem.
Scott Morrison:
I noticed Bill Shorten's frustration yesterday, but you know, that impatience is born of arrogance.
Hacker News:
Due to the massive interest of users surrounding the Fortnite game, many gaming and tutorial websites have started taking advantage of Android users' impatience with frighteningly convincing scams, which is all over Google and YouTube as well.
Samuel Johnson:
There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo:
To be a candidate for the Olympics and Paralympics is too important a subject to be driven by enthusiasm and impatience.

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^ Princeton's WordNet
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impatience
^ Wiktionary
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^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=impatience
^ ChatGPT
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^ Webster Dictionary
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^ Usage in printed sources
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نفاد صبرArabic
нецярплі́васцьBelarusian
netrpělivostCzech
utålmodighedDanish
UngeduldGerman
ανυπομονησίαGreek
malpaciencoEsperanto
impacienciaSpanish
malttamattomuus, kärsimättömyysFinnish
impatienceFrench
türelmetlenségHungarian
焦りJapanese
impatientia, aviditāsLatin
OngedoldLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
ongeduldDutch
utolmodNorwegian Nynorsk
utålmodighetNorwegian
impaciênciaPortuguese
impaciență, nerăbdareRomanian
нетерпениеRussian
nestr̀pljivōst, nestrpljénjeSerbo-Croatian
otålighetSwedish

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Definitions for impatienceɪmˈpeɪ ʃənsim·pa·tience

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