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the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions
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Early signs of low sodium include headaches, fatigue, irritability, confusion, and restlessness.7
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Additional signs include irritability, fatigue, anxiety, and health problems.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Infants may show different signs such as poor feeding, irritability, bulging of the soft spot on their head or lethargy.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Brain damage caused by dementia can lead to anxiety, fear, and irritability, especially in the evening.
—Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Additional signs include irritability, fatigue, anxiety, and health problems.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Infants may show different signs such as poor feeding, irritability, bulging of the soft spot on their head or lethargy.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Brain damage caused by dementia can lead to anxiety, fear, and irritability, especially in the evening.
—Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 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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