snappishness
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈsnæpɪʃnəs/
:
irritabilidad
- She showed her snappishness when she snapped at her colleague during the meeting.
Examples
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His constant snappishness made it difficult for his friends to approach him.
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I became much more able to refrain from snappishness and a mean voice when I started to give up the idea that somehow my kids were 'me' or a reflection of me or how I wanted us to look and act as a family.
Blog text (31) -
The teacher's snappishness frustrated the students and made the classroom atmosphere tense.
Synonyms
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3.6
A sudden short burst of anger
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4.2
Being easily annoyed or quick to become angry
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9.0
Being easily annoyed and acting childish
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6.1
A habit of speaking in a harsh, critical way
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4.1
Getting angry or losing patience very quickly
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3.9
To become angry easily or suddenly
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7.7
A way of behaving that is angry and unfriendly
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6.6
A rough, unfriendly way of speaking or acting
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7.3
A tendency to become easily annoyed and impatient
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7.7
A short, slightly rude way of speaking to someone
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5.5
A mood of being easily annoyed and bad-tempered
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7.2
A tendency to be easily upset by small remarks or criticism
A person who is easily annoyed and speaks in short, sharp words
A rude, sharp way of speaking that shows anger or impatience
A tendency to become easily annoyed and show anger
Being easily annoyed and angry about small things in a childish way
A tendency to become angry easily
A tendency to be odd, fussy, or easily annoyed
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snappishness comes from the quick, sharp verb snap, which means 'to make a sudden, sharp sound' or 'to speak angrily', plus the endings -ish and -ness that turn it into a noun. So, snappishness is the habit or state of being quick to speak sharply or to get easily irritated.