irritability

Meanings

Plural: irritabilities

Noun

• an irritable petulant feeling
• excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
• The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.
• A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways.
• A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.

Synonyms

biliousness, choler, crossness, excitability, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, snappishness, surliness, temper