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irascibility

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Synonyms and Antonyms of irascibility

readiness to show annoyance or impatience

His natural irascibility tends to make people leave him alone.

Synonyms of irascibility

crankiness, crossness, crotchetiness, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, peevishness, perverseness, perversity, pettishness, petulance, testiness, waspishness

Words Related to irascibility

cantankerousness, crustiness, curmudgeonliness, disagreeableness, dyspepsia, fretfulness, orneriness, sulkiness, surliness

aggression, aggressiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, contrariness, disputatiousness, feistiness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence, truculency

fussiness, querulousness, rudeness

oversensitiveness, sensitivity, touchiness

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, fierceness, hostility, jaundice, rancor, unfriendliness

anger, exasperation, fury, indignation, wrath

hot-bloodedness, passion

Near Antonyms of irascibility

forbearance, long-suffering, patience, tolerance, understanding

affability, agreeableness, amenity, amicability, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, sociability

amiability, amiableness, good-humoredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness

coolness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

easygoingness, gentleness, kindliness, mildness

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