grumpiness

/'grʌmpinis/

Thân thiện

A child's grumpiness disappears when she sees a puppy.

Definition

Noun: A state or quality of being easily annoyed, irritable, or bad-tempered; a tendency to complain or be in a sour mood.

Usage

"Grumpiness" is an uncountable noun used to describe a person's temporary mood or general character trait of being irritable. It often implies a minor, somewhat predictable, and sometimes endearing irritability, rather than deep anger.

Examples

• His morning grumpiness was well-known in the office; everyone avoided asking him questions before he had his coffee.
• Lack of sleep is a common cause of grumpiness in both children and adults.
• She apologized for her grumpiness, explaining she had a headache.

Advanced Usage

• "a fit/bout/spell of grumpiness": This phrasing emphasizes a temporary period of irritability.
  • The toddler had a sudden bout of grumpiness when his toy broke.

Variants and Related Words

• Grumpy (adjective): The adjective form. Describes a person who is in a state of grumpiness.
  • The grumpy old man shouted at the kids to get off his lawn.
• Grump (noun, informal): A person who is often grumpy.
  • Don't be such a grump; it's a beautiful day!

Synonyms

• Irritability: The quality of being easily annoyed.
• Cantankerousness: The quality of being bad-tempered and argumentative (stronger than grumpiness).
• Crabbiness: Informal synonym for irritability.
• Surliness: The quality of being bad-tempered and unfriendly.

Antonyms

• Cheerfulness
• Good humor
• Amiability

Idioms and Phrases

• To have a case of the grumps: An informal idiom meaning to be in a grumpy mood.
  • I think I woke up with a case of the grumps today.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a fussy and eccentric disposition

Từ đồng nghĩa

• crankiness
• crotchetiness
• contrariness