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the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions
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Your personality or mood changes Several symptoms that aren’t memory-related are associated with early Alzheimer's and dementia, including irritability, depression, anxiety, and apathy.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Mood swings, irritability, headaches, acne, and cramps are some of the most common symptoms suffered by women during the week leading up to menstruation.
—María Quiles, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Sleeplessness: Lack of sleep can increase irritability.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
The result is that even a single night of drinking can lead to daytime fatigue, poor concentration and irritability.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Mood swings, irritability, headaches, acne, and cramps are some of the most common symptoms suffered by women during the week leading up to menstruation.
—María Quiles, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Sleeplessness: Lack of sleep can increase irritability.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
The result is that even a single night of drinking can lead to daytime fatigue, poor concentration and irritability.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irritability
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“Irritability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irritability. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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irritability
noun
ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty
ˌir-ət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 
plural irritabilities
1
: the quality or state of being irritable
especially
: readiness to become annoyed or angry
2
: the property of living tissue and living things that permits them to react to stimuli
Medical Definition
irritability
noun
ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty
ˌir-ət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
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)
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