huffiness
State of pique
Huffiness is a state of being easily offended or quick to take offense, often expressed through sulky or indignant behavior.
It suggests a thin-skinned temperament that reads slights where none may be intended: Her huffiness over the seating arrangement ruined dinner.
The word carries a faintly dismissive tone, implying the offense taken is disproportionate.
Irritable, querulous disposition
- tetchinessReadiness to snap
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
- grouchinessIll-tempered state
snappishness · grumpiness · irritability · crossness · surliness · moodiness · touchiness · irascibility
State of moody resentment
- poutinessSulking facial demeanor
- childishnessImmature conduct
- sullennessSilently resentful ill humor
- sulkBrood in silence
pout · whine · tantrum · brattiness · immaturity · pettiness · moping · wounded pride
Offense taken at insult
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- affrontDeliberate public insult
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
pique · dudgeon · self-righteousness · affronted · taking offense · bristling · ruffled feathers
peevishness
Irritable, querulous disposition
- tetchinessReadiness to snap
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
grouchiness · snappishness · grumpiness · irritability · crossness · surliness · moodiness · touchiness · irascibility · crotchetiness
sulkiness
State of moody resentment
- poutinessSulking facial demeanor
- childishnessImmature conduct
- sullennessSilently resentful ill humor
sulk · pout · whine · tantrum · brattiness · immaturity · pettiness · moping · wounded pride
umbrage
Offense taken at insult
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- affrontDeliberate public insult
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
displeasure · pique · dudgeon · self-righteousness · affronted · taking offense · bristling · ruffled feathers
- displeasuredispleasure, dissatisfaction, discontent, annoyance, irritation
- grumpinessgrumpiness, crankiness, moodiness, sullenness, grouchiness
- petty behaviorsspite, malice, meanness, nastiness, bitterness
- bratty behaviortantrum, whining, pouting, sulking, backtalk
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
huffinessequanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
composure · calmness · serenity · placidity · imperturbability
huffinessgraciousness
Courteous, kind demeanor
good humor · agreeableness · affability · geniality · pleasantness
huffinesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · unpretentiousness · meekness · self-effacement · lowliness