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Impatience

The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid.

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Annoyance 76% connected

The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.

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Botheration 76% connected

The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.

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Fidget 76% connected

To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts.

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Fidgetiness 76% connected

Quality of being fidgety.

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Irritation 76% connected

The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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Vexation 76% connected

The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

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Intolerance 76% connected

Want of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.

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Impatient 74% connected

Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for somet…

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Impatient 74% connected

Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for somet…

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Longanimity 94% connected

Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience.

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Longanimity 94% connected

Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience.

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