biliousness

ˈbɪljəsnəs

Definition

Definition of biliousness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

personality trait

Rare

tendency to be easily angered or irritable

Rare

Her biliousness made her difficult to work with.

irritability

peevishness

medical

Dated

state of having digestive issues from liver or gall bladder

Dated

He complained of biliousness after the heavy meal.

dyspepsia

indigestion

nausea

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Origin of biliousness

Latin, bilis (bile)

Examples of biliousness in a sentence

Biliousness can ruin personal relationships quickly.
The doctor diagnosed her with biliousness after the symptoms persisted.
Biliousness often follows when he eats too much fried food.

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French:biliosité, crises de foie, ...
German:Reizbarkeit, Verdauungsbeschwerden, ...
Italian:irritabilità, cattiva digestione, ...
Spanish:biliosidad, bilis, ...
Portuguese:irritabilidade, problemas digestivos, ...
Chinese:易怒倾向, 胆汁过多, ...
Japanese:短気, 胆汁過多, ...
Arabic:حِدَّة الطَّبْع, عُسْر الهَضْم الصَفْراوِي, ...
Hebrew:עַצְבָּנוּת, מָרָה, ...
Russian:раздражительность, желчность, ...
Ukrainian:дратівливість, жовчність, ...
Hindi:चिड़चिड़ापन, पित्त विकार, ...
Bengali:খিটখিটে স্বভাব, পিত্তজনিত সমস্যা, ...
Catalan:irritabilitat, ...
Czech:podrážděnost, žlučníková dyspepsie, ...
Danish:irritabilitet, galdebesvær, ...
Dutch:prikkelbaarheid, galziekte, ...
Greek:ευερεθιστότητα, δυσπεψία, ...
Hungarian:ingerlékenység, epebántalom, ...
Khmer:ភាពឆាប់ខឹង, អាការៈរំខានការរំលាយអាហារពីថ្លើម ឬថង់ទឹកប្រមាត់, ...
Korean:신경질, 소화불량, ...
Persian:تحریک‌پذیری, سوء هاضمه, ...
Polish:drażliwość, dolegliwości wątrobowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritabilidade, indigestão, ...
Romanian:biliozitate, indigestie biliară, ...
Swedish:retlighet, gallbesvär, ...
Thai:ความหงุดหงิด, อาการบิลิอัส, ...
Turkish:huysuzluk, hazımsızlık, ...
Vietnamese:nóng nảy, tình trạng khó tiêu, ...

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