irritability
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irritability
- /ˌɪɹɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
Where it comes from
From Latin irritabilitās, equivalent to irritable + -ity.
noun irritabilities
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The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.
irritability of temper
Similar: petulance, fretfulness
- A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways. We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibres of plants.
- A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.
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noun state or quality of being irritable
| Español | irritabilidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 應激性 /应激性 yìngjīxìng |
| Português | irritabilidade |
| Français | irritabilité |
| Deutsch | Reizbarkeit, Empfindlichkeit, Irritabilität |
| Italiano | irritabilità |
| Ελληνικά | ευερεθιστότητα everethistótita |
| Română | iritabilitate |
| Русский | раздражи́тельность razdražítelʹnostʹ |
Talk about this word "irritability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irritability. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. irritability. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irritability "irritability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irritability.Cite this
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