as in irritableness
readiness to show annoyance or impatience
the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions
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Recent Examples of irritability
Women with postpartum anxiety typically exhibit symptoms including negative thinking, irritability, decreased concentration, and excessive worry regarding themselves or their newborn.
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Kaitlyn May, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
Without breakfast to stabilise the blood sugar, this spike can be followed by a sudden drop in blood sugar levels, potentially leading to fatigue, hunger, and irritability.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Common psychological symptoms include irritability, depressed mood and mood swings; physical symptoms include breast tenderness, bloating, and joint pain.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Mood swings: Muscle dysmorphia can cause obsessive behaviors and intrusive thoughts, leading to extreme insecurity, anxiety, depression, or irritability.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kaitlyn May, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
Without breakfast to stabilise the blood sugar, this spike can be followed by a sudden drop in blood sugar levels, potentially leading to fatigue, hunger, and irritability.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Common psychological symptoms include irritability, depressed mood and mood swings; physical symptoms include breast tenderness, bloating, and joint pain.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Mood swings: Muscle dysmorphia can cause obsessive behaviors and intrusive thoughts, leading to extreme insecurity, anxiety, depression, or irritability.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritability
Noun
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At age twelve, Genge began playing rugby and found an outlet for his aggression.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The level of aggression of the cancer is determined by the Gleason score and grade system.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Down encourages readers to use their righteous anger toward rebuilding a fractured world.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Told in the first person, the story explores a lot of the feelings that Helen experiences: frustration and anger and love for her friend.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Common effects include nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
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In one analysis, participants who slept less than six hours for several nights experienced hormonal changes that increased appetite, decreased insulin sensitivity and elevated cortisol levels (the stress hormone that, in excess, can impair immunity and gut function).—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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But that all changed after a bout of petulance during a Premier League game against Blackburn Rovers in the final midweek of that season.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Perhaps Kevin Love, who had served as a locker-room (and social-media) buffer during the worst of times over Butler’s six weeks of Heat-ed petulance this season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2025
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Ultimately, restrictions on vacant CPS property sales are part of a broader problem, and that’s education officials’ open hostility toward alternative education models.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Then a decade of talks crashed into President Trump’s hostility toward Canada.—
Karen Weise,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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But there’s vulnerability buried in that sort of indignation.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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The feeling was one of indignation at the officiating and at UEFA, European football’s governing body.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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“Irritability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritability. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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