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Difference between Impatient of something and Impatient with something

impatient of somethingunable to endure smth.; unwilling to submit to smth.:

  • His early orphanage was not without its effect in confirming a character naturally impatient of control.

impatient with somethingeasily provoked or irritated when dealing with smth.:

  • This book is for you if you get impatient with heavy, conventional and lengthy textbooks.

Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase impatient for something—eager for smth. to happen; eager to do or obtain smth.:

  • Koizumi himself acknowledged after polls closed that people were impatient for change.