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    Impacientaba (en. Impatience)

    /im.pa.cienˈta.βa/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To cause impatience or restlessness in someone.
    The flight delay was making the passengers impatient.
    El retraso en el vuelo impacientaba a los pasajeros.
    To produce unease due to waiting.
    The wait for the test results was making the students impatient.
    La espera del resultado de la prueba impacientaba a los estudiantes.
    To have difficulty waiting calmly.
    The traffic was making the drivers impatient.
    El tráfico impacientaba a los conductores.

    Etymology

    It comes from the Latin 'impatiens', which means 'not patient'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    it makes me impatient
    it causes me impatience
    me impacienta
    to be impatient
    tendency to not be able to wait
    ser impaciente
    to have no patience
    to not be able to wait calmly
    no tener paciencia

    Related Words

    impatience
    State of being unable to wait.
    impaciencia
    tardiness
    Delay in fulfilling what was promised.
    morosidad
    anxiety
    State of restlessness or worry.
    ansiedad

    Slang Meanings

    To be on the verge of despair
    This wait has me impatient; I'm on the verge of despair.
    Esa espera me tiene impacientaba, estoy al borde del desespero.
    To cut the thread of patience
    That noise was so irritating that it cut my thread of patience.
    Ese ruido impacientaba tanto que me cortó el hilo de la paciencia.