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   Im·pa·tient

   /imˈpāSHənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked: "an impatient motorist blaring his horn" Similar irritatedannoyedangrytestytetchysnappycrosscrabbymoodygrumpyquerulousfretfulpeevishpeevedpiqueddiscontenteddispleaseddisgruntledintolerantshort-temperedquick-temperedabruptcurtbrusqueterseshortinformal:aggravatedgrouchynarkednarkyrattyeggyshirtyOpposite pleased
   • ▪ intolerant of: "a man impatient of bureaucracy"
   • 2. restlessly eager: "they are impatient for change" Similar restlessrestiveagitatednervousanxiousill at easefretfuledgyjumpyjitteryworked upkeyed upnervyinformal:twitchyuptightanxiouseagerkeenaviddesirousyearninglongingachinginformal:itchingdyingraringgaggingstraining at the leashOpposite calmindifferentreluctant

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘lacking patience’ and ‘unbearable’): via Old French from Latin impatient- ‘not bearing, impatient’, from in- ‘not’ + pati ‘suffer, bear’.

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