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Discover LudwigThe word ‘irritability’ is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use it when you want to refer to a state of being easily annoyed or provoked. Example sentence: Her irritability had been steadily rising since the morning.
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Irritability
noun
The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.
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Many of the criteria for diagnosing Sad are the same as those for depression: low mood, lack of energy, inability to enjoy things, irritability and loss of interest in sex.
Right now, it is Alice's irritability that is causing Nick most consternation, because this might well indicate that such a thing is happening – "Some kind of meningitic process," he tells me later.
The rights of man ReprintsRaising the general testosterone level, though, has unfortunate side-effects: weight gain, acne and irritability.
Ursula Jauch, a philosopher at Zurich University, told the conference how Albrecht von Haller, an early physiologist, was consumed by guilt about what he did to God's creatures while studying the "irritability" of muscles by electricity.One balm for Haller's dilemma was Cartesianism: the idea that only human beings are sentient and animals are just cleverly created machines.
A chimp that scored highly for irritability, for example, was also likely to score highly for aggression and for jealousy, and to have low scores for calmness and relaxation.
This is characterised by irritability and low energy.
The psychological forecast is mixed with a chance of declining morale, increased irritability and dwindling motivation.To be sure, the dire predictions are not specific to this mission or crew, which has got on remarkably well so far.
Psychological symptoms, such as anxiety and irritability, can also be present.
IRRITABILITY, sudden mood changes, bloating?
Prolonged wearing of individual protective equipment can lead to stress, fatigue, disorientation, confusion, frustration, and irritability.
Saw-scaled vipers are small, but their irritability, aggressive nature, and lethal venom make them very dangerous.
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