Synonyms for irritability
ir·ri·tabil·i·ty

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1. irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, cholernoun

   an irritable petulant feeling

   Synonyms:
   ire, temper, crossness, yellow bile, petulance, surliness, biliousness, excitability, fussiness, peevishness, pettishness, crabbiness, snappishness, choler, fretfulness, anger, crabbedness

2. excitability, irritabilitynoun

   excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part

   Synonyms:
   temper, pettishness, surliness, choler, fretfulness, excitableness, volatility, petulance, crossness, peevishness, biliousness, snappishness, excitability, fussiness

3. temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surlinessnoun

   a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

   "his temper was well known to all his employees"

   Synonyms:
   temper, crossness, petulance, toughness, surliness, biliousness, mood, excitability, fussiness, peevishness, pique, humor, pettishness, irritation, humour, choler, snappishness, fretfulness

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1. irritabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   irascibility, fretfulness, testiness, peevishness, petulance, excitability, snappishness

2. irritabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   susceptibility (to the influence of a stimulus)

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irritability

   Synonyms:
   Inconsolability

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1. Paola Pedrelli:

   Students who work full-time may not have time to sleep, eat well, exercise and engage in pleasant activities, neglect of these areas may lead to low energy, irritability, and poor concentration and academic performance and overall dissatisfaction.

2. Luga Podesta:

   Neurological effects of dehydration can cause irritability.

3. Cynthia Sass:

   Magnesium has been shown to help alleviate depression, fatigue, and irritability, bonus : When you're feeling especially irritable during that time of the month, the mineral also helps to fight PMS symptoms, including cramps and water retention.

4. Timothy Wilens:

   While medications can be very helpful for ADHD symptoms, they may also be associated with some behavioral adverse effects such as irritability, other children may react to this irritability. . . by bullying the child.

5. Rituparna Das:

   Pain was the most common event, young children's events included fever, headache, fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, nausea, vomiting and chills. For infants and toddlers, events included fever, irritability, crying, sleepiness and loss of appetite.