irritability

ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti

irritabilities

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Definition of irritability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotional statestate of being easily annoyed or angered

Her irritability increased after the long meeting.

peevishness

petulance

testiness

medical

TECH.

excessive sensitivity to stimuli in the body

TECH.

The patient's irritability was due to nerve damage.

excitability

sensitivity

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Origin of irritability

Latin, irritare (to provoke) + -ability (quality)

Terms with irritability included in their meaning

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miserable

adj.

personal mood

very unhappy, often showing irritability or unkind behavior

moody as a cat

adj.

personality

prone to irritability, with sudden shifts in feelings

foul temper

emotion

very bad mood with anger or irritability

ill temper

irritability

state of being easily annoyed or angered

ill temper

angry mood

persisting mood of anger or irritability

raw nerves

irritability

situation where someone is easily upset or angered

temperament

irritability

tendency to become irritable or angry

petulance

irritability

state of being irritable or easily annoyed

Examples of irritability in a sentence

Irritability can affect relationships negatively.
Her irritability increased with the loud noises around her.
Irritability can be a symptom of withdrawal.

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French:irritabilité, nervosité, ...
German:Reizbarkeit, Irritabilität, ...
Italian:irritabilità, ...
Spanish:irritabilidad, ...
Portuguese:irritabilidade, ...
Chinese:烦躁, 刺激敏感性, ...
Japanese:苛立ち, 過敏性, ...
Arabic:عَصَبِيَّة, العَصَبِيَّة الزَائِدَة, ...
Hebrew:רַגְזָנוּת, רְגִישׁוּת יֶתֶר, ...
Russian:раздражительность, чувствительность, ...
Ukrainian:дратівливість, подразливість, ...
Hindi:चिड़चिड़ापन, संवेदनशीलता, ...
Bengali:খিটখিটে মেজাজ, উত্তেজনা, ...
Catalan:irritabilitat, hipersensibilitat, ...
Czech:podrážděnost, dráždivost, ...
Danish:irritabilitet, overfølsomhed, ...
Dutch:prikkelbaarheid, ...
Greek:ευερεθιστότητα, ...
Hungarian:ingerlékenység, fokozott ingerlékenység, ...
Khmer:ភាពឆាប់ខឹង, ភាពឆាប់រំខាន, ...
Korean:짜증, 과민성, ...
Persian:زودرنجی, حساسیت, ...
Polish:drażliwość, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritabilidade, ...
Romanian:iritabilitate, sensibilitate, ...
Swedish:irritabilitet, retbarhet, ...
Thai:ความหงุดหงิด, ความไวต่อสิ่งกระตุ้น, ...
Turkish:sinirlilik, ...
Vietnamese:sự cáu kỉnh, sự nhạy cảm, ...

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Noun

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