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Impatience

[im-pey-shuhns]

im·pa·tience

[im-pey-shuhns]
noun
1.
lack of patience.
2.
eager desire for relief or change; restlessness.
3.
intolerance of anything that thwarts, delays, or hinders.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English impacience < Latin impatientia. See im-2, patience
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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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