English noun: impatience | |||
1. | impatience (state) a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay | ||
Synonyms | restlessness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation | ||
2. | impatience (feeling) a restless desire for change and excitement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness | ||
3. | impatience (attribute) a dislike of anything that causes delay | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ill nature | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | intolerance | ||
Antonyms | forbearance, longanimity, patience | ||