Irascibility
21irascibleness — noun The state of being irascible; irascibility. See Also: irascibility, irascible, irascibly …
22Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …
23Sullenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sullenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sullenness sullenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morosity morosity spleen Sgm: N 1 churlishness churlishness &c.(discourtesy) 895 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility &c. 901 …
24irascible — irascible, choleric, splenetic, testy, touchy, cranky, cross mean easily angered or enraged. Irascible implies the possession of a fiery or inflammable temper or a tendency to flare up at the slightest provocation {the irascible but kindhearted… …
25choler — /ˈkɒlə / (say koluh) noun 1. irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability. 2. bile (that one of the four humours supposed when predominant to cause irascibility and anger). 3. Obsolete biliousness. {Late Latin cholera bile, from Greek: name of the… …
26quick temper — noun a feeling of resentful anger • Syn: ↑irascibility, ↑short temper, ↑spleen • Derivationally related forms: ↑splenetic (for: ↑spleen), ↑irascible ( …
27short temper — noun a feeling of resentful anger • Syn: ↑irascibility, ↑spleen, ↑quick temper • Derivationally related forms: ↑splenetic (for: ↑spleen), ↑irascible ( …
28chol|er — «KOL uhr», noun. 1. an irritable disposition; anger; wrath: »His choler sometimes chokes him and he flaunts his outrage like a red tie at an academic banquet (Wall Street Journal). SYNONYM(S): irascibility. 2. a) (in ancient and medieval… …
29Bile — Bile, n. [L. bilis: cf. F. bile.] 1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are… …
30Choler — Chol er, n. [OE. coler, F. col[ e]re anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. ? cholera, fr. ?, ?, bile. See {Gall}, and cf. {Cholera}.] 1. The bile; formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His… …
