short fuses
Easily triggered anger
Short fuses describes people who anger quickly or the tendency to lose one's temper with little provocation.
From the literal fuse that burns rapidly before detonation: Everyone in the office knew to avoid him on deadline days—he had the shortest fuse of anyone there.
Someone with a short fuse explodes at minor irritations.
- tantrumsOutbursts of childish anger
- outburstsSudden emotional eruptions
- fly off the handleLose temper suddenly
- temperState of mind
- quick temperDisposition toward sudden rage
impatience · irritability · anger · explosiveness · blow a gasket · lose one's cool · blasting cap · impulsiveness · volatility · passions · irritations · see red · combustion · hot-headedness · boiling point · intolerance · blow up · hair-trigger
short fusespatience
Calm during delays
imperturbability · placidity · equanimity · forbearance · composure
short fusesself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
composure · cool heads · level-headedness · sangfroid · unflappability
short fusesself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
restraint · cool heads · keeping one's cool · counting to ten · grace under pressure
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