Impatience Meaning
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.
Sentence Examples
The audience showed their impatience by stamping of feet.
He made a gesture of impatience.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ grew as he waited for the delayed bus for over an hour.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His growing ____ was evident as he kept checking his watch while waiting for the late train.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English impacience, from Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. By surface analysis, im- + patience.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ grew as he waited for the delayed bus for over an hour.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His growing ____ was evident as he kept checking his watch while waiting for the late train.