la impatience
impatience
Impatience (French: impatience) is a noun derived from the adjective impatient by adding the suffix -ence, which denotes a state or quality.
Meaning:
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The state or feeling of being impatient: It refers to the inability to wait calmly for something, a restless or eager desire for something to happen sooner.
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Lack of patience or tolerance: It can also mean intolerance toward delays, opposition, or annoyance, often resulting in irritability or frustration.
Parts:
- im- (prefix): negation or absence
- patience (noun): the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
- -ence (suffix): forms nouns indicating a state or condition
Synonyms:
- Restlessness
- Eagerness
- Impulsiveness
- Agitation
- Frustration (in some context)
Antonyms:
- Patience
- Tolerance
- Endurance
- Forbearance
In summary, impatience describes the feeling or state of being unable to wait calmly, characterized by eagerness and irritability.
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Examples
Son impatience a causé plusieurs erreurs.noun
His impatience caused several mistakes.
Elle cache mal son impatience dans la file.noun
She does a poor job of hiding her impatience in the queue.
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