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annoyance vs impatience

impatience vs annoyance

annoyance and impatience both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
annoyance Yes No No No
impatience Yes No No No
As nouns, impatience is a hyponym of annoyance; that is, impatience is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than annoyance:
  • annoyance: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
  • impatience: a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Other hyponyms of annoyance include bummer, huff, miff, seeing red, pinprick, restlessness, snit.
annoyance (noun) impatience (noun)
the act of troubling or annoying someone a dislike of anything that causes delay
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness a restless desire for change and excitement
anger produced by some annoying irritation a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Difference between annoyance and impatience

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