grouchiness
State of crankiness
Grouchiness is a state of irritable, complaining discontent—the disposition of someone who finds fault with everything and lets everyone know it.
Unlike anger, grouchiness tends toward low-grade, persistent crankiness rather than explosive outbursts: His morning grouchiness lifted after coffee.
The word carries a slightly affectionate tone, suggesting the mood is more annoying than threatening.
Ill-tempered rudeness
- morosenessIll-tempered gloominess
- sulkinessState of moody resentment
- glumnessState of being dispirited
- dournessSullen, severe temperament
crossness · testiness · fretfulness · sullenness · moodiness · brooding · discontent · bad mood
Low, discontented murmuring
- scowlAngry facial expression
- frownDisapproving facial expression
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- snapSudden sharp sound
huff · sigh · mutter · growl · glare · pout · grimace · eye-roll
Irritable in temperament
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
- curmudgeonlyBad-tempered and uncooperative
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
testy · touchy · irascible · crotchety · cross · surly · snappish · short-tempered
Muttering in discontent
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
faultfinding · carping · kvetching · bellyaching · moaning · grousing · complaining · quibbling
Silent, resentful withdrawal
- poutingShowing petulant displeasure
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- bristlingStanding stiffly outward
- storming offLeaving angrily and dramatically
slamming doors · cold shoulder · silent treatment · huffing · fuming · stewing · brooding · withdrawing
surliness
Ill-tempered rudeness
- morosenessIll-tempered gloominess
- sulkinessState of moody resentment
- glumnessState of being dispirited
dourness · crossness · testiness · fretfulness · sullenness · moodiness · brooding · discontent · bad mood · foul mood
grumble
Low, discontented murmuring
snap · huff · sigh · mutter · growl · glare · pout · grimace · eye-roll · harrumph
grumpy
Irritable in temperament
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
- curmudgeonlyBad-tempered and uncooperative
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
cranky · testy · touchy · irascible · crotchety · cross · surly · snappish · short-tempered · ill-tempered
grumbling
Muttering in discontent
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
nitpicking · faultfinding · carping · kvetching · bellyaching · moaning · grousing · complaining · quibbling · caviling
sulking
Silent, resentful withdrawal
- poutingShowing petulant displeasure
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- bristlingStanding stiffly outward
storming off · slamming doors · cold shoulder · silent treatment · huffing · fuming · stewing · brooding · withdrawing · lashing out
- bad attitudesnegativity, cynicism, pessimism, hostility, contempt
- displeasuredispleasure, dissatisfaction, discontent, annoyance, irritation
- grumpinesscrankiness, moodiness, sullenness, irritability, peevishness
- angeranger, rage, fury, wrath, ire
- combativenessaggression, antagonism, belligerence, bellicosity, combativeness
grouchinesscheerfulness
State of bright spirits
good cheer · happiness · sunniness · buoyancy · good humor
grouchinessfriendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
amiability · affability · geniality · cordiality · warmth
grouchinesspatience
Calm during delays
serenity · tranquility · calmness · equanimity · placidity
grouchy, grouch, grouches, grouching, grouched, grumpiness, grouchily, grouchier, grouchiest