Another word for impatience

impatience Synonyms

impatience

Irritability
fretfulness, hastiness, quick temper; see anger, annoyance 1.
Restlessness
eagerness, agitation, disquietude, anxiety; see care 2, excitement, nervousness 1, 2.

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She leaned back, unwilling to let her impatience show.
Impatience prompted me to telephone Ethel Reagan before the allotted hour was up.
The impatience of the king and his wife gave the minister no time to mature his plans.
The jealousy of France and the impatience of Queen Christina were the chief causes of the inadequacy of her final recompense.
Impatience of Johnson's criticisms and infirmities had been steadily growing with Mrs Thrale since 1774.

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