Noun: peevishness pee-vish-nus
- A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"His constant peevishness made him difficult to work with";
- temper, biliousness, irritability, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, snappiness
- A state of irritable anxiety or complaint
"The baby's peevishness indicated it was time for a nap";
- irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, petulance, choler
Type of: distemper, ill humor [US], ill humour [Brit, Cdn], ill nature