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View synonyms for irritability

irritability

[ ir-i-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

, plural ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ties.
  1. the quality or state of being irritable.
  2. Physiology, Biology. the ability to be excited to a characteristic action or function by the application of some stimulus:

    Protoplasm displays irritability by responding to heat.



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Other Words From

  • nonir·ri·ta·bili·ty noun
  • super·irri·ta·bili·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of irritability1

From the Latin word irrītābilitās, dating back to 1745–55. See irritable, -ity
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Example Sentences

Common side effects for both vaccines included sore arms, crying, irritability, sleepiness and fever.

Melatonin overdosing is another matter, however, leading to nausea, headaches, diarrhea, irritability, and joint pain.

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To start, all participants rated the level of their menopause symptoms, from their irritability to how bad their hot flashes were.

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One of the most consistent emotions noted in my patients’ pandemic diaries has been irritability.

A behavioral response might mean regression in sleep or toileting patterns, clinginess or a general irritability.

Her irritability became more pronounced and she was fired from her job with a periodontic practice in Hamden.

But Carey may have been occasionally hampered by an irritability that is also common among those with hypomania.

It revealed the irritability of a man accustomed to being in control who's watching his plans fall apart in public.

Less outdoor and active play time as the weather gets colder leads to an increase in irritability or anxiety in all children.

Signs included muscular aches and pains, headaches, inability to relax, and irritability.

Gray lost much of his irritability and began to talk coherently upon topics of general interest.

She has always been a delicate woman, suffering from headaches, general irritability, and nervousness.

However, I stick to my intentions, and hammer pianoforte passages out of my brain: the result is nervous irritability.

Besides the irritability, impulsiveness is an equally characteristic feature.

In flatulent and spasmodic affections of the bowels, and in gastric irritability.

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