What is impatience a symptom of?
Similarly, it is asked, what is impatience a sign of?
The word impatience is "im" + "patience," which,on its face, means “a lack of patience.” Patience seemslike a substantial thing—a specific mental process. Bycontrast, impatience is thought to be nothing but a lack ofpatience. "Patience" is really the shadow term, signifying a lackof impatience.
Also, what does it mean when you're impatient?
Pent-up, antsy, restless, short-tempered, constantlychecking the time — all of these are qualities of animpatient person. Patient comes from the Latin wordpatientem, meaning "to endure," but add the prefix im- andyou get impatient — the inability to endure delays,mix-ups, people walking slowly, red lights. . .
People who frequently become impatient and angryare in a constant state of stress. The body reacts to thatstress by releasing hormones such as adrenaline or cortisolwhich help the body respond to a stressful situation. "Thesehormones also cause the body's fat cells to release fat intothe bloodstream."