grumpiness

Examples

• All

• After a long day at work, her grumpiness was evident as she snapped at everyone at home.

• Sometimes your grumpiness seems to catalyze my own.

  Blog text (10)

• Trying to take away the grumpiness one layer at a time.

  Fathers and Daughters (2015)

• I still see some grumpiness.

  Fathers and Daughters (2015)

• Both the symptoms of the condition and its side effects, such as grumpiness, can have a major impact on relationships.

  Academic text (2012)

• Not having had time to adequately prepare for class added to his grumpiness.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Lack of sleep equals weariness and grumpiness for me, and that is one of my limits.

  Blog text (9)

• Little things he did in parenting her have forever endeared him to me despite his aforementioned grumpiness.

  Blog text (17)

• Five kids are gathered around the room in various stages of sleepy grumpiness and annoyed disbelief.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Tubby's normal congeniality has corroded into chronic grumpiness.

  Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

A

annoyance

vsgrumpiness

26 2.8

The feeling you have when something bothers you

is stronger and more surly than a basic irritated feeling

I

irritability

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8 4.2

Being easily annoyed or quick to become angry

adds a sulky, surly attitude rather than mere reactivity

P

petulance

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5 9.0

Being easily annoyed and acting childish

is a more adult, surly, and consistently bad tempered state

C

crankiness

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3 6.0

Being easily annoyed and acting in odd, fussy ways

is similar but centers more on plain surly ill temper

T

testiness

vsgrumpiness

1 7.3

A feeling of being easily annoyed and quick to lose patience

is sulkier and more continuously bad tempered rather than quick snaps

D

disgruntlement

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1 7.0

A feeling of being unhappy and annoyed about something

is angrier and more openly bad tempered than mere discontent

G

grouchiness

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1 4.0

A state of being easily annoyed and in a bad mood

is harsher and more openly surly than simple irritation

C

crabbiness

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1 5.5

A mood of being easily annoyed and bad-tempered

is similar but emphasizes a darker, surlier tone

F

fussiness

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1 5.7

A state of being easily upset or hard to please

is more about a surly, bad tempered mood than picky dislike

S

sourness

vsgrumpiness

1 4.0

A feeling of anger and bitterness after a disagreement

is more openly bad tempered and easily annoyed rather than just resentful

S

sorehead attitude

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• Archaic

9.5

A grumpy mood that makes you rude to other people

is a more general surly and persistently bad tempered state

C

crabbedness

vsgrumpiness

9.9

Often being bad-tempered and hard to please

is broader, adding a surly or bad tempered manner

F

fretfulness

vsgrumpiness

7.7

A feeling of being nervous, annoyed, or easily upset

focuses more on surly bad temper than uneasy upset

C

crotchetiness

vsgrumpiness

• UK

9.9

A tendency to be odd, fussy, or easily annoyed

is less eccentric and more straightforwardly surly or bad tempered

S

sulkiness

vsgrumpiness

5.5

A quiet unhappy mood when someone shows anger or hurt feelings

is more outwardly surly and grumpy rather than withdrawn sulking

H

huffiness

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7.3

A short annoyed mood where a person acts sulky

is a more lasting surly mood rather than a brief sulk

Antonyms

C

contentment

26 2.1

A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

C

cheerfulness

4 1.0

A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good

How Grumpy

anger

957 1.0

surliness

1 7.7

grumpiness

3 4.1

irritability

8 4.2

annoyance

26 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology