HyperDic: crossness

English > 2 senses of the word crossness:
NOUNfeelingcrossness, irritability, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choleran irritable petulant feeling
attributecrossness, crabbiness, crabbednessa disposition to be ill-tempered
English > crossness: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
MeaningAn irritable petulant feeling.
Synonymsirritability, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler
NarrowerpetA fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
testiness, touchiness, tetchinessFeeling easily irritated
Broaderill humor, ill humour, distemperAn angry and disagreeable mood
Spanishcólera, furia
Catalancòlera, fúria
English > crossness: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningA disposition to be ill-tempered.
Synonymscrabbiness, crabbedness
Broaderill natureA disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
Adjectivescrossannoyed and irritable

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