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vexation vs impatience

impatience vs vexation

vexation and impatience both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vexation Yes No No No
impatience Yes No No No
As nouns, impatience is a hyponym of vexation; that is, impatience is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vexation:
  • vexation: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
  • impatience: a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Other hyponyms of vexation include bummer, huff, miff, seeing red, pinprick, restlessness, snit.
vexation (noun) impatience (noun)
the act of troubling or annoying someone a dislike of anything that causes delay
something or someone that causes anxiety; 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
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Difference between vexation and impatience

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