Canadian English Meaning of irritability
irritability
Other Canadian English words related to irritability
- aggression
- aggression
- anger
- crankiness
- crossness
- grumpiness
- Hostility
- indignation
- irascibility
- irritability
- peevishness
- petulance
- sensitivity
- testiness
- Grumpiness
- belligerence
- biliousness
- bile
- fighting spirit
- crotchetiness
- unpleasant
- Dyspepsia
- Exasperation
- fretfulness
- fury
- huffiness
- orneriness
- perverseness
- perversity
- pettishness
- pugnacity
- rage
- rudeness
- sulkiness
- surliness
- wrath
- irascibility
- waspishness
- animosity
- antagonism
- Antipathy
- \u2013
- belligerency
- contentiousness
- contrariness
- ferocity
- fight
- fussiness
- oversensitivity
- passion
- quarrelsomeness
- whining
- resentment
- Resourcefulness
- spleen
- touchiness
- truculence
- truculence
- Unfriendliness
- cantankerousness
- crispiness
- grumpiness
- disputatiousness
- Spunk
- pugnacity
- hypersensitivity
Nearest Words of irritability
Definitions and Meaning of irritability in English
irritability (n)
an irritable petulant feeling
excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
irritability (n.)
The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.
A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways, -- as that quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under suitable stimulation; esp., the property which living muscle processes, of responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the stimulating influence of its nerve fibers, the response being indicated by a change of form, or contraction; contractility.
A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.
FAQs About the word irritability
irritability
an irritable petulant feeling, excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part, a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled angerThe state or quality of being irritabl
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affability,agreeableness,cordiality,tolerance,friendliness,brilliance,long-suffering,patience,sociability,tolerance
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