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impatience

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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; ME impacience < L impatientia. See im- 2 , patience
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im·pa·tience   (ĭm-pā'shəns)   
n.  The quality or condition of being impatient.
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