noun
an irritable petulant feeling (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑irritability, ↑crossness, ↑fretfulness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑choler
• Derivationally related forms: ↑petulant, ↑peevish (for: ↑peevishness), ↑fussy (for: ↑fussiness), ↑fretful (for: ↑fretfulness), ↑irritable (for: ↑irritability)
• Hypernyms: ↑ill humor, ↑ill humour, ↑distemper
• Hyponyms: ↑testiness, ↑touchiness, ↑tetchiness, ↑pet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.