ill-humor
Grumpy state of mind
Ill-humor is a bad mood or irritable disposition.
Someone in ill-humor is cross, peevish, or generally unpleasant to be around: His ill-humor made dinner uncomfortable for everyone.
The adjective ill-humored describes a person prone to such moods.
Also spelled ill-humour (British).
Habitually irritable person
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- sourpussHabitually sullen person
churlish · peevish · testy · crabbed · cross · grumbling · fretful · querulous
Persistent bitter displeasure
- acrimonyBitter ill will
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
- spitePetty malicious intent
- vitriolBitter, scathing criticism
gall · indignation · malice · venom · sourness · jaundice · pique · chagrin
State of being bothered
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- irascibilityTendency to anger easily
testiness · tetchiness · snappishness · crankiness · edginess · touchiness · choler · short-tempered
Easily upset, unpredictable
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- volatileLiable to sudden change
changeable · erratic · fickle · brooding · gloominess · melancholy · dejection · despondency
Quietly dejected
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- dourSternly gloomy
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
pouty · unsmiling · somber · withdrawn · uncommunicative · resentful · tight-lipped · stonewalling
grouch
Habitually irritable person
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
sourpuss · churlish · peevish · testy · crabbed · cross · grumbling · fretful · querulous · surly
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
vitriol · gall · indignation · malice · venom · sourness · jaundice · pique · chagrin · umbrage
annoyance
State of being bothered
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
irascibility · testiness · tetchiness · snappishness · crankiness · edginess · touchiness · choler · short-tempered · thin-skinned
temperamental
Easily upset, unpredictable
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
volatile · changeable · erratic · fickle · brooding · gloominess · melancholy · dejection · despondency · moroseness
glum
Quietly dejected
sulky · pouty · unsmiling · somber · withdrawn · uncommunicative · resentful · tight-lipped · stonewalling · moping
ill-humorgood humor
Cheerful, friendly temperament
cheerfulness · good cheer · high spirits · merriment · buoyancy
ill-humoramiability
Friendly, agreeable temperament
geniality · affability · good nature · cordiality · warmth
ill, humor, illness, humorous, dysphoria, ill-humored, ill-humoured