Noun: irritability ,i-ri-tu'bi-li-tee
- A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"his irritability was well known to all his employees";
- temper, biliousness, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, snappiness
- A state of irritable anxiety or complaint
"The baby's irritability indicated it was time for a nap";
- crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler
- Excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
"Caffeine increased his irritability to noise";
- excitability
Derived forms: irritabilities
Type of: distemper, ill humor [US], ill humour [Brit, Cdn], ill nature, reactivity, responsiveness
Encyclopedia: Irritability