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单词 impatience
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Definition of impatience in English:

impatience

noun ɪmˈpeɪʃnsˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns
mass noun
  • The tendency to be impatient; irritability or restlessness.

    she crumpled up the pages in a burst of impatience
    he was shifting in his seat with impatience
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Malice, impatience and contempt were unknown to him; he would never take offence or stand on his dignity.
    • It's the news a lot of people locally have been waiting for with a sense of growing impatience for a long time.
    • All the time, those in the queue behind me did not register the slightest show of impatience or displeasure.
    • The blond woman who stood in the aisle between us wore a painted expression of impatience and utter boredom.
    • For these days, the young in all professions are seized of a quite extraordinary impatience.
    • People lobbying for the project to proceed are abundantly justified in their impatience.
    • This brash candour and impatience with mass culture are clearly audible on these two albums.
    • She warns that there are many pitfalls facing him as he tries to launch his own label - and the most dangerous is impatience.
    • Today, however, there is evidence of a growing impatience with such exploits.
    • Her hair is clasped in an imperfect bun, her impatience with its ticklish irritation apparent.
    • Any child gets to a point of impatience with his or her parents and the romance of having another mother or father must be terribly tempting.
    • It's depressing when your mind becomes a sewer of spattering hate and impatience that you don't remember asking for.
    • Still, there is that natural impatience about him which means he wants to be No 1 in the world sooner rather than later.
    • Other negative aspects of this card are impatience leading to bad decisions and loneliness.
    • I've covered seven other Home Secretaries, and none could match his wild impatience of criticism.
    • But whatever his impatience with getting things done, he always retained his integrity.
    • It's a seemly confrontation of the inquisitive impatience of the young, and the stately acceptance of the old.
    • Leave your ego and impatience behind and it'll work out just fine.
    • To say the least, I am suffering from a horrible case of impatience.
    • The net community's indignation and impatience with the media industries must be tempered by some empathy!
    Synonyms
    restlessness, restiveness, frustration, agitation, nervousness, edginess, jitteriness, excitability
    eagerness, keenness, avidity, hunger, greed, longing, yearning
    irritability, testiness, tetchiness, snappiness, irascibility, querulousness, peevishness, intolerance, disgruntlement, frustration, exasperation, annoyance, pique, discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure
    abruptness, brusqueness, shortness, curtness
    informal aggravation

Rhymes

patience

Definition of impatience in US English:

impatience

nounˌimˈpāSHənsˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns
  • The tendency to be impatient; irritability or restlessness.

    she crumpled up the pages in a burst of impatience
    he was shifting in his seat with impatience
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Leave your ego and impatience behind and it'll work out just fine.
    • Her hair is clasped in an imperfect bun, her impatience with its ticklish irritation apparent.
    • Still, there is that natural impatience about him which means he wants to be No 1 in the world sooner rather than later.
    • It's the news a lot of people locally have been waiting for with a sense of growing impatience for a long time.
    • Malice, impatience and contempt were unknown to him; he would never take offence or stand on his dignity.
    • Other negative aspects of this card are impatience leading to bad decisions and loneliness.
    • People lobbying for the project to proceed are abundantly justified in their impatience.
    • Today, however, there is evidence of a growing impatience with such exploits.
    • The net community's indignation and impatience with the media industries must be tempered by some empathy!
    • The blond woman who stood in the aisle between us wore a painted expression of impatience and utter boredom.
    • All the time, those in the queue behind me did not register the slightest show of impatience or displeasure.
    • To say the least, I am suffering from a horrible case of impatience.
    • I've covered seven other Home Secretaries, and none could match his wild impatience of criticism.
    • It's depressing when your mind becomes a sewer of spattering hate and impatience that you don't remember asking for.
    • It's a seemly confrontation of the inquisitive impatience of the young, and the stately acceptance of the old.
    • This brash candour and impatience with mass culture are clearly audible on these two albums.
    • Any child gets to a point of impatience with his or her parents and the romance of having another mother or father must be terribly tempting.
    • For these days, the young in all professions are seized of a quite extraordinary impatience.
    • But whatever his impatience with getting things done, he always retained his integrity.
    • She warns that there are many pitfalls facing him as he tries to launch his own label - and the most dangerous is impatience.
    Synonyms
    restlessness, restiveness, frustration, agitation, nervousness, edginess, jitteriness, excitability
    irritability, testiness, tetchiness, snappiness, irascibility, querulousness, peevishness, intolerance, disgruntlement, frustration, exasperation, annoyance, pique, discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure
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