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irritability

/ir-i-tuh-bil-i-tee/US // ˌɪr ɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti //

易怒,暴躁不安,暴躁,易怒症

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ties.

    • : the quality or state of being irritable.
    • : 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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Examples

  • 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.