PETULANCE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word petulance. (close relations)
Definition of PETULANCE
Best Alternative Words for PETULANCE
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fussiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irritable petulant feeling • unnecessary elaborateness in details | ||||||||
irritability | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irritable petulant feeling • excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part • a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | ||||||||
peevishness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an irritable petulant feeling • a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | ||||||||
crankiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fussy and eccentric disposition | ||||||||
grumpiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fussy and eccentric disposition | ||||||||
impatience | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay • a restless desire for change and excitement • a dislike of anything that causes delay | ||||||||
querulousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being given to complaining | ||||||||
sulkiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal • a feeling of sulky resentment • a sullen moody resentful disposition | ||||||||
testiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling easily irritated | ||||||||
arbitrariness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||||
caprice | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden desire | ||||||||
capriciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||||
choler | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
crossness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irritable petulant feeling • a disposition to be ill-tempered | ||||||||
fretfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irritable petulant feeling | ||||||||
moodiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sullen gloomy feeling • having temperamental and changeable moods | ||||||||
tetchiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling easily irritated | ||||||||
viciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty |