bad humor

Sour mental state

Bad humor is an irritable or unpleasant mood, the opposite of good humor.

Someone in a bad humor is cross, peevish, or short-tempered: His bad humor made everyone avoid him at breakfast.

The phrase sounds slightly old-fashioned; most speakers now prefer bad mood.

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glare · side eye · resting bitch face · surliness · huffiness · pout · irritability · short fuse · resentment · chip on shoulder · cantankerousness · churlishness · cringe comedy · anger · bitterness · scowl · snarl · peevishness

Opposites
mood/temperament

bad humorgood humor

Cheerful, friendly temperament

cheerfulness · good spirits · high spirits · good mood · jollity

social demeanor

bad humoramiability

Friendly, agreeable temperament

affability · geniality · cordiality · good nature · warmth

Family

bad, humor, humorous, unhumorous

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G