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Definition of irritability in English: irritabilitynoun ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪlɪtiˌɪrɪdəˈbɪlədi mass nounThe 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: irritabilitynounˌiridəˈbilədēˌɪrɪdəˈbɪlədi 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 |