as in irritability
readiness to show annoyance or impatience
a librarian who had a reputation for chronic crossness
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irritability
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The irritability or walking into a room only to forget why seconds later.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
This could look like mood swings, irritability, hostility, feelings of depression, and thoughts of suicide or self-harm.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Crossness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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