FRETFULNESS Synonyms

• a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

• the feeling of being agitated; not calm

• disturbance usually in protest

• the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)

• (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

• a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

• a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

• a restless desire for change and excitement

• a dislike of anything that causes delay

• the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

• an uneasy psychological state

• a sensitive or highly strung temperament

• the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active

• a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

• a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

• inability to rest or relax or be still

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)

• (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body

• feelings of hostility that are not manifest

• the action of stretching something tight

• feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

• physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

• embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

• inability to rest or relax or be still

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

• the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a strong feeling of anxiety

• be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

• be concerned with

• disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

• be on the mind of

• lacerate by biting

• touch or rub constantly

• an irritable petulant feeling

• a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger

• an irritable petulant feeling

• a disposition to be ill-tempered

• an irritable petulant feeling

• unnecessary elaborateness in details

• an irritable petulant feeling

• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

• an irritable petulant feeling