huffishness

/'hʌfiʃnis/

Thân thiện

A child's huffishness is clear from their crossed arms and pout.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A feeling of sulky resentment: "Huffishness" refers to a state or mood characterized by being sullen, easily offended, and resentful, often expressed through petulant or irritable behavior.

Usage

• "Huffishness" is an uncountable noun used to describe a person's temporary mood or a more enduring character trait of being prone to taking offense and showing resentment in a sulky manner.
• It is a formal or literary term, less common in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Noun:
  • His constant huffishness made it difficult to have a productive conversation.
  • She retreated into a state of huffishness after her suggestion was politely declined.

Advanced Usage

• "with an air of huffishness": describing someone's manner as sulky and resentful.
  • He answered the question with an air of huffishness.

Variants and Related Words

• Huffy (adj): being easily offended and prone to showing irritation; sulky.
  • She gets very huffy when criticized.
• Huff (n): a fit of petty annoyance or anger.
  • He walked out of the room in a huff.
• Huff (v): to express one's annoyance or resentment, often by speaking abruptly or puffing out air.
  • He huffed about the unfairness of the decision.

Synonyms

• Sulkiness: a mood or disposition of being silent, morose, and resentful.
• Petulance: the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
• Peevishness: the state of being easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

Antonyms

• Cheerfulness: the quality of being noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Good humor: a cheerful, amiable state of mind.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• In a huff: in a state of petty anger or annoyance.
  • She left the meeting in a huff.
• Huff and puff: to show one's annoyance or to make empty threats.
  • He huffed and puffed about resigning, but he never did.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a feeling of sulky resentment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sulkiness