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Synonyms for querulousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kwer-uh-luhs, kwer-yuh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə- |
Top 10 synonyms for querulousness Other synonyms for the word querulousness
- aversion
- chagrin
- desolation
- discouragement
- disfavor
- disgruntlement
- disinclination
- dislike
- disliking
- disrelish
- distress
- ennui
- envy
- exasperation
- fretfulness
- frustration
- heartburn
- hopelessness
- indisposition
- irritation
- jealousy
- lamentation
- malcontent
- malcontentment
- oppression
- querulousness
- regret
- resentment
- trouble
- uneasiness
- weariness
- worry
Définition of querulousness
Origin :- c.1400, from Old French querelos "quarrelsome, argumentative" and directly from Late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus "full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains the original vowel of quarrel (n.1). Related: Querulously; querulousness.
- As in dissatisfaction : noun discontent, unhappiness
- The querulousness with which he began the sentence melted into a rallying smile.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 » by Various
- Yet no weakness, no querulousness disgraced the noble close of that noble career.
- Extract from : « Heads and Tales » by Various
- But she roused up into querulousness at this speech of her husband's.
- Extract from : « North and South » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- And all this oppressed her much more than the querulousness of her stepmother's words.
- Extract from : « Wives and Daughters » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- But I will not trouble the workers with the querulousness of old age.
- Extract from : « The Duke's Children » by Anthony Trollope
- The sentence began with dignity, but ended with querulousness.
- Extract from : « The Good Comrade » by Una L. Silberrad
- It does not expend itself in bravado, petulance or querulousness.
- Extract from : « History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 » by Brantz Mayer
- For, with a sick man's querulousness he was sometimes irritated by the ease and capability with which Augusta got things done.
- Extract from : « The Hills of Desire » by Richard Aumerle Maher
- She rattled on, hoping to conceal the laughter of the children next door—a favourite source of querulousness at breakfast time.
- Extract from : « The Celestial Omnibus and other Stories » by E. M. Forster
- The querulousness of incompetent complaining natures confesses itself almost as much as in the tones of the voice.
- Extract from : « Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX. » by Various
Antonyms for querulousness
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