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Synonyms for irritability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ir-i-tuh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪr ɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti



Définition of irritability

Origin :
  • 1755, from irritable + -ity.
  • noun irascibility
Example sentences :
  • His eccentricity was a combination of absent-mindedness and irritability.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • The work of vegetation begins first in the irritability of the bark and leaf-buds.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • It was impressive riding to those who knew the filly's irritability, uncertainty.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • The irritability of the one active cell subsided, that of the others was aroused.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Did you notice any symptoms of mental disturbance or irritability about him at any time?
  • Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
  • There was a dark expression in her countenance, but the traces of irritability were gone.
  • Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau
  • This was but the irritability of a racked soul, needing to spend its agony somewhere.
  • Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau
  • A Hong Kong hotel is not a place for a person predisposed to irritability.
  • Extract from : « East of Suez » by Frederic Courtland Penfield
  • Two of the worst traits in an aviator are impatience and irritability.
  • Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White
  • Growth, reproduction, irritability, metabolism—Mary smiled wryly.
  • Extract from : « Pandemic » by Jesse Franklin Bone

Antonyms for irritability

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