impatience
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Types & categories
- annoyance hypernym
Related & opposite
- impatient derivation
Sense 2 noun
a restless desire for change and excitement
Types & categories
- fidget hypernym
Related & opposite
- impatientp derivation
Sense 3 noun
a dislike of anything that causes delay
Types & categories
- ill nature hypernym
- intolerance hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | impatient |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | annoyance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impatientp |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fidget |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | patience |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | impatient |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ill nature |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | intolerance |