irritability

English Thesaurus

1. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	ill nature,
definition	:	a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	querulousness,
definition	:	the quality of being given to complaining (noun.attribute)

2. excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	reactivity, responsiveness,
definition	:	responsive to stimulation (noun.cognition)

3. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	distemper, ill humor, ill humour,
definition	:	an angry and disagreeable mood (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	testiness, tetchiness, touchiness,
definition	:	feeling easily irritated (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	pet,
definition	:	a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) (noun.feeling)

4. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	chasten, moderate, temper,
definition	:	restrain (verb.change)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

derivation	:	snappish, snappy,
definition	:	apt to speak irritably (adj.all)

derivation	:	surly, ugly,
definition	:	inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace (adj.all)

5. excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	irritable,
definition	:	abnormally sensitive to a stimulus (adj.all)

6. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny,
definition	:	habitually complaining (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

7. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	chasten, moderate, temper,
definition	:	restrain (verb.change)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

derivation	:	snappish, snappy,
definition	:	apt to speak irritably (adj.all)

derivation	:	surly, ugly,
definition	:	inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace (adj.all)

8. excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	irritable,
definition	:	abnormally sensitive to a stimulus (adj.all)

9. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny,
definition	:	habitually complaining (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)