peevishness

Meaning

The state of being peevish.

Synonyms

irritability
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petulance

crossness
surliness
pettishness
fretfulness
quarrelsomeness
biliousness
grouchiness
moroseness
crustiness
fussiness
snappishness
crabbedness
temper
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choler

sour countenance

carping
chagrin
glumness

ill temper

orneriness
perversity
recalcitrance
recalcitrancy
shrewishness
testiness
touchiness
vexation
waspishness
waywardness
annoyance
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Translations

irritabilità
cólera
💢
irritabilidad

Verdrießlichkeit

irritabilidade
Gereiztheit
irritabilité

Streitsucht

fúria
😡
rogne
grogne
mauvaise humeur
rouspétance

ερεθιστικότητα

Etymology

From Middle English pevyshnesse, equivalent to peevish + -ness.

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