🤢 Nausea or sickness 😠 Irritable anger

biliousness

9.9

A tendency to become angry easily

noun
/ˈbɪljəsnəs/

Literature

: irascibilidad

His constant biliousness made it difficult for anyone to work with him.

Examples

After receiving negative feedback, his biliousness was evident as he snapped at his colleagues.
The meeting was filled with her usual biliousness, leaving everyone feeling frustrated.
Yet as bad as this election may seem, it is hardly original in its biliousness.

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Synonyms

temper

vsbiliousness

237 3.6

A sudden short burst of anger

is a general tendency to show uncontrolled or irritable anger rather than sudden bursts

bad temper

vsbiliousness

14 3.4

A habit of getting angry easily and staying in a bad mood

shows uncontrolled, sometimes volatile anger rather than steady irritability

irritability

vsbiliousness

8 4.2

Being easily annoyed or quick to become angry

is stronger and includes uncontrolled displays of anger rather than mere annoyance

petulance

vsbiliousness

5 9.0

Being easily annoyed and acting childish

is about uncontrolled or irritable anger rather than childish sulkiness

surliness

vsbiliousness

1 7.7

A way of behaving that is angry and unfriendly

is more about uncontrolled angry outbursts rather than unfriendly attitude

peevishness

vsbiliousness

1 7.3

A tendency to become easily annoyed and impatient

is about a stronger uncontrolled angry reaction rather than mild impatience

irascibility

vsbiliousness

Formal

1 9.3

A tendency to become angry quickly

is broader, showing uncontrolled irritability beyond only sudden outbursts

ill temper

vsbiliousness

1 4.6

A bad mood that makes someone easily angry

is a tendency to show uncontrolled or sudden anger rather than steady mood

snappishness

vsbiliousness

1 8.5

A habit of giving short, angry answers when annoyed

is about broader uncontrolled anger rather than quick speech or manner irritability

crossness

vsbiliousness

1 8.1

Being slightly angry or annoyed

is more about uncontrolled anger displays rather than a general bad mood

hotheadedness

vsbiliousness

Informal

7.3

Getting angry quickly and acting without thinking

focuses on general uncontrolled irritability rather than impulsive acting out

pettishness

vsbiliousness

9.0

Being easily annoyed and angry about small things in a childish way

is a tendency toward uncontrolled or intense anger rather than petty irritability

Antonyms

composure

38 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

calmness

9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

How Irritable

rage

393 3.4

biliousness

Literature

9.9

anger

957 1.0

irritability

8 4.2

calmness

9 2.7

Surface Forms

biliousness singular

biliousnesses plural

Morphology

biliousness = bilious (semi-transparent) = bile + ous + ness

The noun is a nominalization of 'bilious', but the sense 'tendency to display uncontrolled or irritable anger' reflects a figurative shift from bodily bile to temperament, so the connection is not fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Biliousness also comes from the old idea that too much bile makes a person bitter or 'angry'. So biliousness can mean a bad temper or being easily annoyed.