impatience

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈmpeɪʃəns/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The state or quality of being impatient; inability or unwillingness to wait, endure delay, or tolerate something unpleasant.; Eager desire or restless longing for something; keen anticipation.; Irritability or intolerance provoked by delay, opposition, or suffering.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

show impatiencewith impatiencegrowing impatienceimpatience withexpress impatiencesigns of impatience

Derivatives

impatientimpatientlypatiencepatientpatiently

Synonyms

irritationrestlessnessexasperationfrustrationintoleranceagitation

Antonyms

patiencetolerancecomposureforbearance

Commonly confused

impatiens
EN: 'Impatiens' is a genus of flowering plants; 'impatience' is the emotional state of being unable to wait.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the prefix is 'im-' (not 'in-') before 'p'. Do not confuse with 'impatiens' (the plant), which ends in '-ens' rather than '-ence'.

💬 Examples

  1. She tapped her foot with growing impatience as the meeting dragged on.

  2. The children waited with impatience for Christmas morning.

  3. His impatience with slower learners made him a poor teacher.