もどかしい

*impatient

【S】［叙述］《正式》〔物・事に〕我慢できない〔about， at， of〕(⇔patient)， 〔人に〕いらいらしている〔with〕

be irritated with O.

irritating
not quick enough
tantalizing
feel impatient
tardy

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もどかしい

*impatient

〖S〗［叙述］《正式》〔物・事に〕我慢できない〔about， at， of〕(⇔patient)， 〔人に〕いらいらしている〔with〕

be irritated with O.

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もどかしい

〔じれったい･歯がゆい〕 slowgoing; not quick enough; irritating; tantalizing; 〈人が主語〉 《feel》 impatient.

●急いでいたので特急列車の走るのももどかしいくらいであった. As I was in a great hurry, even the superexpress seemed to go slowly.

・私はその知らせに靴をはくのももどかしく, 飛び出した. On hearing the news I put on my shoes hurriedly and then dashed out.

もどかしがる 〔じれったがる〕 be [feel] irritated 《at [by, with]…》; be fretful; fret [be in a fret] 《about [at, over]…》.

●時間がなかなかたたないのをもどかしがる be impatient for time to pass; feel that time drags by too slowly

・彼らは結果の発表が遅いのをもどかしがった. They became impatient at the delay to the announcement of the results.

もどかしくなる feel impatient [irritated].

●不器用な弟を見ているともどかしくなる. I feel irritated to see my younger brother doing things clumsily.

・子供たちがぐずぐずしていて母親はもどかしくなった. It irritated [annoyed, bothered] the mother that the children were so slow.

もどかしげ looking fretful [peevish, impatient].

●もどかしげに fretfully; peevishly; impatiently

・母親は子供がボタンをはめるのをもどかしげに見ていた. The mother felt irritated to see her child having trouble buttoning up her clothes.

もどかしさ irritation; impatience.

●待つ身のもどかしさ the irritation of waiting

・交渉がなかなか進まず, もどかしさを感じる. It's irritating that the negotiations have run into difficulties.

・自分に運動能力のないもどかしさにしばしばいらだつ. I often feel irritated by my own lack of sporting ability.