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test someone's patience

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
test -some-one's -pa-tience
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin to frustrate someone.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

tests someone's patience (present, singular) testing someone's patience (participle, present) tested someone's patience (participle, past) tested someone's patience (past)

Synonyms

try someone's patience aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting burn someone's ass antagonize bother disgruntle botherate

Questions

What does test someone's patience mean?
To begin to frustrate someone.

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