crossness

/'krosnis/
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crossness

A child's crossness is clear from his pouting face and crossed arms.

Definition

Noun: 1. A state of being annoyed, irritable, or bad-tempered: The quality or condition of being easily angered or provoked to impatience. 2. A feeling of peevishness or petulance: A specific instance or episode of irritable, fretful, or grumpy feeling.

Usage and Examples
  • Her constant in the morning made everyone avoid her until she had her coffee.
  • The child's tired was evident in his refusal to cooperate.
  • He apologized for his earlier , blaming it on the stress of his workday.
Advanced Usage
  • "with some crossness": Used to describe an action performed in an irritated manner.
    • "I'm fine," she replied with some crossness, clearly indicating she was not.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cross (adj): Describing someone who is in a bad temper. ()
  • Crossly (adv): In an annoyed or angry manner. ()
Synonyms
  • Irritability
  • Peevishness
  • Petulance
  • Testiness
  • Grumpiness
Antonyms
  • Cheerfulness
  • Good humor
  • Patience
  • Amiability
Idioms and Phrases
  • A fit of crossness: A short period of irritable behavior.
    • The toddler threw his toy in a fit of crossness.
crossness

A child's crossness is clear from his pouting face and crossed arms.

Noun
  1. a disposition to be ill-tempered
  2. an irritable petulant feeling

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