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All ill humor synonyms

ill hu·mor
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noun ill humor

  • sourness — having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
  • crossness — the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
  • surliness — churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
  • touchy — apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
  • huffily — easily offended; touchy.
  • bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
  • cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
  • temperament — the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.
  • tetchiness — irritable; touchy.
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  • irascibility — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
  • umbrage — offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
  • pique — a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
  • rankling — (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
  • gall — (Pizi) 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
  • irritability — the quality or state of being irritable.
  • choler — anger or ill humour
  • distemper — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
  • storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
  • chagrin — Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
  • stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
  • peevishness — cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.
  • huff — a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
  • tantrum — a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper.
  • miff — petulant displeasure; ill humor.
  • conniption — a fit of rage or tantrums
  • soreness — physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm.
  • vexation — the act of vexing.
  • disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
  • dander — small particles or scales of hair or feathers
  • infuriation — to make furious; enrage.
  • short fuse — a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
  • cantankerousness — disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
  • grouchy — sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.
  • hot-headed — hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
  • blow up — If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
  • mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
  • hissy fit — Slang. a fit of anger; temper tantrum.
  • ill temper — bad or irritable disposition.
  • slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
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