ill-temper
Chronic angry disposition
Ill-temper is a state of irritability or bad mood, the disposition of someone who is easily annoyed or angered.
A person with ill-temper may snap at others or react disproportionately to minor frustrations.
The term functions as both noun and adjective, though the hyphenated adjective form ill-tempered is more common: His ill-tempered response surprised everyone.
Ill-temper suggests a temporary condition rather than a permanent character flaw.
Sudden emotional release
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- scowlingFrowning with disapproval
- snarlingVocalized hostile warning
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
storming · fuming · bristling · lashing out · brooding · huffing · growling · frowning
Proneness to agitation
- grumpinessBad-tempered disposition
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
- surlinessIll-tempered rudeness
- peevishnessIrritable, querulous disposition
testiness · crossness · cantankerousness · grouchiness · petulance · snappishness · moodiness · sourness
Inherent character or arrangement
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- sourpussHabitually sullen person
- hotheadImpetuous, easily angered person
crank · malcontent · chronic · habitual · difficult · unpleasant · disagreeable · choleric
outburst
Sudden emotional release
glaring · storming · fuming · bristling · lashing out · brooding · huffing · growling · frowning · barking
irritability
Proneness to agitation
- grumpinessBad-tempered disposition
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
- surlinessIll-tempered rudeness
peevishness · testiness · crossness · cantankerousness · grouchiness · petulance · snappishness · moodiness · sourness · churlishness
disposition
Inherent character or arrangement
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- sourpussHabitually sullen person
hothead · crank · malcontent · chronic · habitual · difficult · unpleasant · disagreeable · choleric · bilious
ill-tempergood humor
Cheerful, friendly temperament
cheerfulness · equanimity · sunniness · amiability · geniality
ill-temperpatience
Calm during delays
graciousness · gentleness · forbearance · grace · tolerance
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