irritability
Easily provoked temperament
Irritability is a tendency to become annoyed or angered easily.
Someone in a state of irritability snaps at small provocations: His irritability worsened when he was tired.
In medicine and biology, irritability refers to the capacity of tissue or an organism to respond to stimuli—a muscle's irritability, for instance, is its ability to contract when stimulated.
Bad-tempered disposition
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
- grouchinessIll-tempered state
- peevishnessIrritable, querulous disposition
surliness · snappiness · touchiness · crossness · fretfulness · tetchiness · petulance · moodiness
State of unease
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- edginessRestless nervous tension
- uneaseMild persistent worry
tension · jitteriness · antsiness · fretfulness · disquiet · excitability · impatience · pacing
State of mind
- outburstSudden emotional release
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
resentment · hostility · vexation · indignation · exasperation · annoyance · ire · fuming
Exaggerated response to stimuli
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- easily offendedProne to taking umbrage
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- reactiveTending to respond
oversensitive · hair-trigger · quick to anger · low tolerance · short fuse · prickly · defensive · overreactive
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- painBodily or emotional distress
- headacheCranial pain
- sleeplessnessInability to rest
discomfort · malaise · soreness · inflammation · hormonal · PMS · caffeine withdrawal · fever
grumpiness
Bad-tempered disposition
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
- grouchinessIll-tempered state
peevishness · surliness · snappiness · touchiness · crossness · fretfulness · tetchiness · petulance · moodiness · sulkiness
restlessness
State of unease
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- edginessRestless nervous tension
unease · tension · jitteriness · antsiness · fretfulness · disquiet · excitability · impatience · pacing · tapping
temper
State of mind
wrath · resentment · hostility · vexation · indignation · exasperation · annoyance · ire · fuming · seething
hypersensitivity
Exaggerated response to stimuli
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- easily offendedProne to taking umbrage
- touchyEasily upset or offended
reactive · oversensitive · hair-trigger · quick to anger · low tolerance · short fuse · prickly · defensive · overreactive · taking offense
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
sleeplessness · discomfort · malaise · soreness · inflammation · hormonal · PMS · caffeine withdrawal · fever · dehydration
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- grumpinessgrumpiness, crankiness, moodiness, sullenness, grouchiness
- hangoversheadache, nausea, thirst, dry mouth, fatigue
- stress effectsinsomnia, headaches, anxiety, muscle tension, fatigue
- emotional volatilitymood swings, lability, volatility, dysregulation, ups and downs
- medical symptomsdizziness, fainting, weakness, nausea, confusion
irritabilitypatience
Calm during delays
calm · serenity · equanimity · calmness · tranquility
irritabilitygeniality
Warmth of manner
amiability · good-naturedness · affability · cheerfulness · agreeableness