Impatience

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ noun

The feeling of annoyance when you have to wait for something or someone, or lack of tolerance.

From the prefix 'im-' (not) combined with 'patience' from Latin 'patiens' meaning 'suffering or enduring.' It literally means 'not enduring.'

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