peevishness
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈpiːvɪʃnəs/
- Despite his efforts to stay calm, her peevishness made every small issue feel monumental.
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Watch on YouTubeHis first part of this discussion makes a distinction between what he calls passion and peevishness.
- His first part of this discussion makes a distinction between what he calls passion and peevishness.
Examples
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The other takeaway from last night was how, for the last two debates, Obama really had that edgy peevishness that is characteristic of the most effective high-level manager you know.
Blog text (24) -
Causes of Peevishness (2)
Blog text (30) -
And not even apologizing for your own peevishness.
Fiction book (1998) -
Causes of Peevishness - (1)
Blog text (30) -
If you are subject to passion or peevishness, these are the things that can, you know, produce the outbursts or incidents of, of anger.
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Darling, didn't anyone ever tell you that peevishness is unbecoming in a young lady?
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What's wrong now?" His brows came together as though her peevishness was an unexpected nutshell his teeth had found and crunched.
Fiction book (1996) -
True, except Mittens seems more like a pussy... even Newsweek came across and just called him a pussy with his constant whining, peevishness, and rules lawyering.
Blog text (20) -
We've barely seen the beginning of this, just a little peevishness embodied by yeast shaman figures such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck.
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Her peevishness was evident when she snapped at her friend for being late.
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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6.0
Being easily annoyed and acting in odd, fussy ways
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4.1
A feeling of being easily annoyed
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6.0
A feeling of nervousness and tension that makes you easily annoyed
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7.7
A way of behaving that is angry and unfriendly
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5.7
A state of being easily upset or hard to please
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9.9
Being easily annoyed, stubborn, and hard to get along with
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8.1
Being slightly angry or annoyed
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8.5
A habit of giving short, angry answers when annoyed
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5.5
A mood of being easily annoyed and bad-tempered
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4.0
A state of being easily annoyed and in a bad mood
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7.7
A feeling of being nervous, annoyed, or easily upset
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9.2
A tendency to become easily annoyed and show anger
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9.0
Being easily annoyed and angry about small things in a childish way
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4.4
A person who is easily annoyed and speaks in short, sharp words
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9.9
A tendency to be odd, fussy, or easily annoyed
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9.9
A habit of complaining often
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7.4
A rude, sharp way of speaking that shows anger or impatience
Often being bad-tempered and hard to please
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Peevishness comes from the small word peeve (a little 'annoyance') plus the endings -ish and -ness, which turn it into the 'state' of being that way. So peevishness is the quality or habit of being easily annoyed or quick to feel irritated.