impatience
gb/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/ us/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
B1
Engels
~ 4100
Betekenissen
0 betekenissen
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B1
state
1
Annoyance at having to wait
The feeling of being annoyed or unhappy because you have to wait.
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone]'s impatience with [something/someone]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'impatience' with 'impatient', which is the adjective form.
Synoniemen
restlessness (Focuses more on the inability to stay still rather than annoyance.)
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irritation (Highlights the annoyance aspect, not necessarily linked to waiting.)
Antoniemen
patience (The ability to accept delays without becoming upset.)
Woordcombinaties
show impatience
|hide impatience
|express impatience
|impatience grows
|impatience with delays
Thema's
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- Her impatience with the slow service was obvious.
- The children’s impatience grew as they waited for the show to start.
- He tried to hide his impatience during the long meeting.
- Impatience can lead to poor decisions when driving.
- There was a sense of impatience in the crowd before the concert began.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I felt impatience when the bus was late.
- His impatience made him leave early.
- She showed impatience while waiting for the food.
- The students had impatience before the test started.
- He had impatience because the line was long.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B1
state
2
Eagerness to act without delay
A strong feeling of wanting to do something right now.
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone]'s impatience to [do something]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Some learners confuse this sense with excitement, but impatience often has a slightly negative tone of not wanting to wait.
Synoniemen
eagerness (Positive connotation of enthusiasm, not necessarily negative like 'impatience'.)
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urgency (Focuses more on the necessity or importance rather than emotional restlessness.)
Antoniemen
calmness (A relaxed state without hurry.)
Woordcombinaties
impatience to begin
|impatience for change
|impatience to leave
Thema's
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- Her impatience to open the gift was clear.
- He showed impatience to speak before it was his turn.
- The team's impatience for results led them to take shortcuts.
- Impatience to start the project made them rush the planning stage.
- His impatience for change drove him into politics.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I saw her impatience to start the game.
- He had impatience to go home.
- They showed impatience to eat the cake.
- My impatience to travel is very strong.
- She had impatience to tell me the news.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
impatience
IPA
GB/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
US/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
im - pa - tience (3 lettergrepen)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pa)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: impatience
- Plural: impatience
Woordfamilie
Related words
impatiently
adverb B1
patiently
adverb B1
Uitdrukkingen
lose patience
1/lˈuz pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Stop being calm after waiting
To become angry because you waited too long or something is hard.
Voorbeelden
- I lost patience after waiting for an hour.
- I lost patience after waiting in line for an hour.
- She lost patience with her noisy neighbors.
out of patience
1/ˈaʊt əv pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
No longer able to wait calmly
Not able to stay calm anymore because you waited too long or something is difficult.
Voorbeelden
- I'm out of patience with this computer.
- I am out of patience with this computer.
- He was out of patience after repeating himself five times.
- She was out of patience after repeating herself three times.
try someone's patience
1/tɹˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Test someone's ability to stay calm
To make someone almost lose their calm because you take too long or cause problems.
Voorbeelden
- The constant delays are trying my patience.
- The delays were really trying my patience.
- Her bad behavior really tries my teacher's patience.
- His constant interruptions tried her patience.