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词汇 irritability
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Definition of irritability in English:

irritability

noun ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪlɪtiˌɪrɪdəˈbɪlədi
mass noun
  • The quality or state of being irritable.

    symptoms include insomnia and irritability
    Example sentencesExamples
    • During this time you may have feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety and irritability.
    • In such cases, the depression often appears as extreme irritability and anger, rather than sadness.
    • But the sullenness, withdrawal and irritability are hard on those around them.
    • But the family have pulled together and, in spite of fits of irritability, are happy.
    • Within days my energy levels pick up, and my tendency to ill temper and irritability fades away.
    Synonyms
    irascibility, tetchiness, testiness, touchiness, scratchiness, grumpiness, moodiness, grouchiness, crotchetiness, a (bad) mood, cantankerousness, curmudgeonliness, churlishness, bad temper, ill temper, ill nature, ill humour, peevishness, crossness, pique, impatience, fractiousness, pettishness, crabbiness, waspishness, prickliness, pepperiness, crustiness, spleen, shrewishness, short temper, hot temper, quick temper
    informal snappishness, snappiness, chippiness, a short fuse
    British informal shirtiness, stroppiness, rattiness
    North American informal crankiness, orneriness, soreheadedness
    Australian/New Zealand informal snakiness
    informal, dated miffiness
    literary choler

Definition of irritability in US English:

irritability

nounˌiridəˈbilədēˌɪrɪdəˈbɪlədi
  • The quality or state of being irritable.

    symptoms include insomnia and irritability
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the sullenness, withdrawal and irritability are hard on those around them.
    • During this time you may have feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety and irritability.
    • Within days my energy levels pick up, and my tendency to ill temper and irritability fades away.
    • In such cases, the depression often appears as extreme irritability and anger, rather than sadness.
    • But the family have pulled together and, in spite of fits of irritability, are happy.
    Synonyms
    irascibility, tetchiness, testiness, touchiness, scratchiness, grumpiness, moodiness, grouchiness, crotchetiness, a mood, a bad mood, cantankerousness, curmudgeonliness, churlishness, bad temper, ill temper, ill nature, ill humour, peevishness, crossness, pique, impatience, fractiousness, pettishness, crabbiness, waspishness, prickliness, pepperiness, crustiness, spleen, shrewishness, short temper, hot temper, quick temper
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