as in irritableness
readiness to show annoyance or impatience
the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions
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Recent Examples of irritability
Signs that a child still needs a nap often show up late in the day: a surge in irritability, sudden hyperactivity, or meltdowns that come out of nowhere.
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Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
This can cause weakness, fatigue, restlessness, and irritability.
—Laura Schober, Health, 9 July 2025
Suppressing this internal conflict can manifest as irritability, emotional exhaustion, or depression.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Outrage can bring greatness to art; irritability, not so much.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 18 July 2025
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Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
This can cause weakness, fatigue, restlessness, and irritability.
—Laura Schober, Health, 9 July 2025
Suppressing this internal conflict can manifest as irritability, emotional exhaustion, or depression.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Outrage can bring greatness to art; irritability, not so much.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritability
Noun
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On the other hand, a sales executive role emphasizes influence and communication, making manipulative tactics, aggression and toxic humor as more concerning.—
Darrin Lipscomb,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The statistics — more passes, more involvement in build-up, better aerial aggression — reinforce what the eye test shows.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For those on the fringes of the fan protest, maintaining the anger to rally against those in charge probably becomes harder in those circumstances.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Rodgers said that Wong, during a psychological evaluation while in custody, denied having problems controlling his anger and said he’s never been verbally abusive, threatening or violent when angry.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This heat sensitivity forced Goldie toward the forensic study of cold volcanoes.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Now, that same team at the University of Barcelona has described the underlying mechanism for these individual differences in music reward sensitivity.—
Jay Kakade
August 10,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jimmy Butler did not have to consider the fallout of petulance because he already was known as petulant.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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Schwartzman pours all of the requisite bitterness and petulance into Ash, including a few very funny tantrums.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Noun
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There is a clear correlation between being the victim of hostility and suffering from negative mental health or even physical health.—
Jo Causon,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Time and again the president has expressed optimism after speaking with Putin about winding down the hostilities.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the heart of Nugent’s indignation was the 2021 sting operation that entangled him and three other landowners in a legal battle with the DNR.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
30 July 2025
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That indignation, those headlines, the praise for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bravery and leadership cooling dramatically since those early days–in Europe and America.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Irritability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritability. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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