snappishness

Definition of snappishnessnext

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Noun
  • In the conscious state, says Miller, such perturbations only briefly affect how the brain behaves.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Rigid wings experienced abrupt destabilization, while passive soft wings without sensing and control struggled to recover from larger flow perturbations.
    Etiido Uko March 09, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This is also one of the reasons why chronically high cortisol is associated with anxiety, irritability and trouble focusing.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • That histamine release is what drives symptoms like flushing, irritability and GI issues.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Earlier, people were showing each other pictures of their pets.
    Alexandra Oliva June 1, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • They get married, adopt pets, have children, merge responsibilities, establish careers.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Lubatti’s Berenger is an old baby, given to tantrums and fits of pique.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • It’s made with the same buttery-soft fabric as the pique pants and features two hand pockets for stashing your everyday essentials.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The entrance to the Backrooms is discovered by Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who is living inside his low-budget furniture store after a brutal divorce, nursing a bitter resentment to how things have turned out.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • After years of resentment and collateral damage, Cassie and Lexi finally make peace and get the hell out of Dodge—each pursuing her own artistic ambitions, but no longer trapped by the same family dysfunction and exploitative professional settings.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • This is also one of the reasons why chronically high cortisol is associated with anxiety, irritability and trouble focusing.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • The trouble was Genesis’s EV-centric plan fizzled out as sales stalled, while Europeans stayed wedded to the German monopoly.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Instead, with Wembanyama setting the tone with his Ray Allen impersonation early and maintaining force on both ends throughout, these young Spurs found themselves on the brink of what would be a landscape-changing upset.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The Sixers, fresh off an upset over Boston, practically folded after losing Game 1 by 39.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Jurors awarded Nancy Iskander another $35 million for serious emotional distress and $34 million to Zachary, the youngest brother, for emotional suffering.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • The filing alleges Hubbard experienced gastrointestinal illness, sepsis, and other long-term complications, while the child reported nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distress.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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“Snappishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snappishness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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