irascibility
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9.3
- noun
- /ɪˌræsəˈbɪləti/
- Formal
- His frequent outbursts of anger reveal his irascibility in stressful situations.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so Aristotle says, you know, madness, irascibility, other things like that are cases in point.
- And so Aristotle says, you know, madness, irascibility, other things like that are cases in point.
- And he says, and this is a book for take out disorders and above all irascibility.
Examples
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Hana leaves, smiling at the patient's irascibility.
Fiction book (1996) -
Suddenly I add, "I always admired his irascibility."
Fiction book (1994) -
And so Aristotle says, you know, madness, irascibility, other things like that are cases in point.
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When we say that somebody has anger problems, that is a contemporary word for this irascibility that Plutarch is concerned about.
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Did you notice it?" He scowled, eyebrows bristling, then grinned, too excited to maintain his customary irascibility.
Fiction book (1991) -
At no point in the evening was Bonnie even tempted to raise what Cambridge people liked to call her issues, like Alex getting a D on his math test, or Petey being on the verge of another in his continuing series of ear infections, or a certain steely irascibility she had detected that morning from her own department chair when the subject of her dissertation deadline came up.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her irascibility often leads to conflicts with her colleagues over minor issues.
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The teacher's irascibility made students hesitant to ask questions in class.
Synonyms
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A sudden short burst of anger
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3.4
A habit of getting angry easily and staying in a bad mood
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4.2
Being easily annoyed or quick to become angry
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4.1
Getting angry or losing patience very quickly
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A bad mood that makes someone easily angry
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9.0
Being easily annoyed and acting childish
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3.9
To become angry easily or suddenly
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A tendency to become easily annoyed and impatient
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A tendency to be easily annoyed and hard to control
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9.9
Being easily annoyed, stubborn, and hard to get along with
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A mood of being easily annoyed and bad-tempered
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A habit of being bad-tempered and hard to get along with
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A tendency to become angry easily
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Getting angry quickly and acting without thinking
A tendency to get angry very quickly
Antonyms
How Easily Angered
Surface Forms
Morphology
irascibility = irascible (transparent) = irasc + ible + ity
The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'irascible' with the suffix '-ity', expressing a quality or state.
Etymology
Irascibility comes from the Latin root ira meaning 'anger' plus the ending -bility that shows a quality, and it is like words you already know such as ire and irate. So, irascibility is the quality of being easily angry or quick to lose your temper.