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impatience

noun

  1. eager desire for relief or change
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English impacience, from Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. By surface analysis, im- + patience.

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