fractiousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractiousness
Noun
  • Sleeplessness: Lack of sleep can increase irritability.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The result is that even a single night of drinking can lead to daytime fatigue, poor concentration and irritability.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But that all changed after a bout of petulance during a Premier League game against Blackburn Rovers in the final midweek of that season.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • Perhaps Kevin Love, who had served as a locker-room (and social-media) buffer during the worst of times over Butler’s six weeks of Heat-ed petulance this season.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • But research shows that confrontation and rudeness are NOT actually what makes these styles of leadership work.
    London Business School, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Responding to rudeness with equal aggression often escalates the situation.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Fractiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractiousness. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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