irritability

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪɹɪtəˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology

From Latin irritabilitās, equivalent to irritable + -ity.

Synonyms

peevishness

petulance

excitability

irascibility

fretfulness

hot temper

shortness of temper

choler

temper

crossness

snappishness

biliousness

fussiness

impatience

pettishness

surliness

testiness

touchiness

uneasiness

inquietude

dysphoria

irritation

nervousness

passion

disquietude

fantods

discontent

quarrelsome

restlessness

rudeness

bad temper

soreness

tetchiness

crabbiness

bile

annoying disposition

gluttony

greed

grouchiness

harshness

edginess

Translations

irritabilidad

irritabilità

Reizbarkeit

irritabilité

irritabilidade

Gereiztheit

nervosismo

irritabilitat

Erregbarkeit

alınganlık

drażliwość

ερεθιστικότητα

ευερέθιστο

irascibilité

Irritabilität