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单词 irritability
释义

irritability

noun

ir·​ri·​ta·​bil·​i·​ty ˌir-ə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce irritability (audio)
plural irritabilities
1
: the quality or state of being irritable: such as
a
: quick excitability to annoyance, impatience, or anger : petulance
b
: abnormal or excessive excitability of an organ or part of the body
2
: the property of protoplasm and of living organisms that permits them to react to stimuli

Synonyms

  • biliousness
  • choler
  • crankiness
  • crossness
  • crotchetiness
  • grouchiness
  • grumpiness
  • huffiness
  • irascibility
  • irascibleness
  • irritableness
  • peevishness
  • perverseness
  • perversity
  • pettishness
  • petulance
  • testiness
  • waspishness
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Example Sentences

the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions
Recent Examples on the Web This leads to emotional exhaustion, a messy cocktail made with trouble sleeping, irritability, physical fatigue, and the feeling of powerlessness. Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Other signs are irritability, heavy sweating and thirst, a higher body temperature and decreased urination. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 19 July 2022 Perhaps unsurprisingly, hunger was associated with more anger and irritability and less pleasure—to a significant degree. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 With the Moderna shot, side effects for children ages 6 to 36 months also included irritability, crying, sleepiness and loss of appetite. Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022 In clinical trials, vaccine side effects for young children included irritability, decreased appetite, pain at the injection site, headache and muscle pain. Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022 Many trial participants experienced irritability, sleepiness and pain at the injection site. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 June 2022 Other common symptoms of insomnia include irritability, depression, anxiety, difficulty focusing, and daytime tiredness. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 July 2022 Crawford said that depression for this group may look more like irritability than sadness. Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 6 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

irritability

noun

ir·​ri·​ta·​bil·​i·​ty ˌir-ə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce irritability (audio)
: the quality of easily becoming angry or annoyed

Medical Definition

irritability

noun

ir·​ri·​ta·​bil·​i·​ty ˌir-ət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē How to pronounce irritability (audio)
plural irritabilities
1
: the property of protoplasm and of living organisms that permits them to react to stimuli
2
a
: quick excitability to annoyance, impatience, or anger
b
: abnormal or excessive excitability of an organ or part of the body (as the stomach or bladder)

irritability

noun

as in irritableness
readiness to show annoyance or impatience the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • irritableness
  • aggression
  • crankiness
  • anger
  • aggressiveness
  • grouchiness
  • peevishness
  • crossness
  • petulance
  • irascibility
  • sensitivity
  • grumpiness
  • hostility
  • testiness
  • indignation
  • exasperation
  • biliousness
  • huffiness
  • perverseness
  • perversity
  • rage
  • choler
  • wrath
  • rudeness
  • fretfulness
  • sulkiness
  • waspishness
  • disagreeableness
  • fury
  • pettishness
  • irascibleness
  • combativeness
  • surliness
  • crotchetiness
  • dyspepsia
  • belligerence
  • pugnacity
  • orneriness
  • cantankerousness
  • fussiness
  • querulousness
  • truculence
  • supersensitivity
  • touchiness
  • contentiousness
  • pugnaciousness
  • curmudgeonliness
  • belligerency
  • bellicosity
  • crustiness
  • jaundice
  • animosity
  • feistiness
  • contrariness
  • unfriendliness
  • truculency
  • fight
  • antagonism
  • antipathy
  • disputatiousness
  • scrappiness
  • quarrelsomeness
  • passion
  • oversensitiveness
  • fierceness
  • spleen
  • rancor
  • hot-bloodedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tolerance
  • understanding
  • forbearance
  • patience
  • sociability
  • agreeableness
  • friendliness
  • geniality
  • affability
  • amiability
  • amicability
  • amiableness
  • cordiality
  • tranquility
  • coolness
  • gentleness
  • long-suffering
  • serenity
  • tranquillity
  • amenity
  • mildness
  • good-naturedness
  • good-humoredness
  • kindliness
  • good-temperedness
  • easygoingness
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