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10 Language-to-English DictionariesImpatience
/ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The tendency to be easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait.
"He tapped his foot with impatience as he waited for the train."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'impatientia', formed from the prefix 'im-' (not) combined with 'patientia' (patience, endurance). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, it originally referred to an inability to endure hardship or pain before expanding to denote restlessness and eagerness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Impatience" is said worldwide
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impatience
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pa.sjɑ̃s
"Elle attendait le résultat avec impatience."
Ungeduld
Transliteration: ˈʊŋɡəˌdʊlt
"Er konnte seine Ungeduld kaum verbergen."
impazienza
Transliteration: impaˈtsjɛntsa
"Mostrò grande impazienza durante la riunione."
impaciencia
Transliteration: impaˈsjensja
"La impaciencia del público iba en aumento."
impaciência
Transliteration: ĩ.pa.siˈẽ.sjɐ
"Ele demonstrou muita impaciência com o atraso."
अधैर्य
Transliteration: adhairya
"उसकी बातों में अधैर्य साफ़ झलक रहा था।"
急躁
Transliteration: jízào
"他表现出明显的急躁情绪。"
조급함
Transliteration: jogeopham
"그는 조급함을 감추지 못했다."
焦燥
Transliteration: shōsō
"彼女は焦燥感を募らせていた。"
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