short temper
Easily provoked disposition
A short temper is a tendency to become angry quickly and easily.
Someone with a short temper doesn't need much provocation to lose their cool: His short temper made him difficult to work with.
The phrase implies a fuse that's too brief—anger arrives before patience has a chance.
Easily provoked to anger
- quick-temperedProne to sudden anger
- hot-temperedProne to quick anger
- irascibleProne to outbursts
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
fiery · testy · touchy · tetchy · petulant · peevish · cantankerous · choleric
Acting without deliberation
- reactiveTending to respond
- hair-triggerExtremely sensitive mechanism
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
hasty · sudden · abrupt · unpredictable · unthinking · oversensitive · hypersensitive
Intense hostile emotion
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
combativeness · pugnacity · quarrelsome · abrasive · volatile · seething · fuming · incensed
Prone to sudden detonation
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- blow-upSudden fit of rage
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- snapSudden sharp sound
fury · rage · tantrum · meltdown · tirade · fit · blowout · scene
Intolerance of delay
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- provocationAct that triggers response
stress · agitation · exasperation · vexation · pique
hotheaded
Easily provoked to anger
- quick-temperedProne to sudden anger
- hot-temperedProne to quick anger
- irascibleProne to outbursts
irritable · fiery · testy · touchy · tetchy · petulant · peevish · cantankerous · choleric · grumpy
impulsive
Acting without deliberation
- reactiveTending to respond
- hair-triggerExtremely sensitive mechanism
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
rash · hasty · sudden · abrupt · unpredictable · unthinking · oversensitive · hypersensitive
anger
Intense hostile emotion
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
antagonism · combativeness · pugnacity · quarrelsome · abrasive · volatile · seething · fuming · incensed · enraged
explosive
Prone to sudden detonation
snap · fury · rage · tantrum · meltdown · tirade · fit · blowout · scene · conniption
impatience
Intolerance of delay
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
provocation · stress · agitation · exasperation · vexation · pique
- grumpinessgrumpiness, crankiness, moodiness, sullenness, grouchiness
- angeranger, rage, fury, wrath, ire
short temperpatience
Calm during delays
calm · equanimity · imperturbability · forbearance · composure
short tempergentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
mildness · meekness · good nature · affability · amiability
short temperhigh tolerance
Ability to endure much
thick skin · tolerance · easygoingness · stoicism · indulgence
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