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 | ||