Definition

Noun: - A disposition or tendency to exhibit uncontrolled anger; irritability; peevishness: The quality or state of being easily annoyed or angered over trivial matters, often resulting in sulky or petulant behavior.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Her constant pettishness made it difficult to have a calm conversation.
  • The manager's pettishness was a source of stress for the entire team.

Advanced Usage

• "with pettishness": Describes an action done in a petulant or irritable manner.
  • He replied with pettishness, annoyed by the simple question.

Variants and Related Words

• Pettish (adj): Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things; peevish.
  • She was in a pettish mood all morning.
• Petulance (n): The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered. (A very close synonym).
  • There was a note of petulance in his voice.

Synonyms

• Irritability
• Peevishness
• Petulance
• Testiness
• Crossness

Idioms and Phrases

(This word is not commonly found in specific idioms. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Noun

1. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
   • his temper was well known to all his employees