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
Common psychological symptoms include irritability, depressed mood and mood swings; physical symptoms include breast tenderness, bloating, and joint pain.
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New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Mood swings: Muscle dysmorphia can cause obsessive behaviors and intrusive thoughts, leading to extreme insecurity, anxiety, depression, or irritability.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
While some research has suggested a link between certain dyes and an increase in hyperactivity and moodiness or irritability in children, the evidence still isn’t conclusive, which may explain why the FDA is taking so long, Nestle said.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
When their spouses don’t contribute, women can experience burnout, irritability and a deep, quiet resentment — not just toward the demands of work and family, but toward the relationship itself.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Mood swings: Muscle dysmorphia can cause obsessive behaviors and intrusive thoughts, leading to extreme insecurity, anxiety, depression, or irritability.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
While some research has suggested a link between certain dyes and an increase in hyperactivity and moodiness or irritability in children, the evidence still isn’t conclusive, which may explain why the FDA is taking so long, Nestle said.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
When their spouses don’t contribute, women can experience burnout, irritability and a deep, quiet resentment — not just toward the demands of work and family, but toward the relationship itself.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritability
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The Russian president has unilaterally declared a three-day ceasefire over the course of the Victory Day celebrations, which will be a key propaganda event for the Kremlin in light of its aggression in Ukraine.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The early stages of the war revealed how a lack of preparedness left many nations vulnerable to aggression.—
Lt. General Leon Scott Rice,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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The city councilor and over two dozen residents responded to Eureka Street after the presence of federal agents in the neighborhood sparked anger Thursday morning.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Tangent Posts made by the X account named after Prevost triggered anger among some of the president’s most vocal supporters online.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Children: Children have a higher sensitivity to chlorella and spirulina than adults.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
8 May 2025
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Rather than seeing her emotional sensitivity as a liability, Post uses therapeutic work to transform it into a business asset. ForbesWomen: Get the ForbesWomen newsletter, and supercharge your mission with success stories, tips and more.—
Megan Bruneau,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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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
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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
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And this all matches the public’s general hostility to higher rates of immigration to the US over the last few years — which according to Gallup data, seems to still be the case.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
2 May 2025
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Trump has pressed both sides to quickly come to a war-ending agreement, but while Zelenskyy agreed to an American plan for an initial 30-day halt to hostilities, Russia has not signed on and has continued to strike at targets inside Ukraine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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The result was an outpouring of delighted indignation and anti-Corden sentiment, complete with an extended tabloid news cycle.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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With Chrome, OpenAI would gain access to a treasure trove of user behavior data — data that might fuel its large language models but also trigger indignation from privacy activists.—
Tor Constantino, MBA,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Irritability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritability. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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