Synonyms for tetchiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tech-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛtʃ i |
Top 10 synonyms for tetchiness Other synonyms for the word tetchiness
- bad humor
- cantankerousness
- grouchiness
- heat
- hotheadedness
- huffiness
- ill-humor
- impatience
- irascibility
- irascibleness
- ire
- irritability
- irritation
- low boiling point
- miff
- outburst
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pugnacity
- rage
- resentment
- sensitivity
- short fuse
- slow burn
- snit
- sourness
- spleen
- stew
- sullenness
- surliness
- tantrum
- tartness
- tear
- temperament
- tiff
- tizzy
- touchiness
- wax
Définition of tetchiness
Origin :- "easily irritated," 1592, teachie, in "Romeo & Juliet" I.iii.32; of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English tatch "a mark, quality," derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *tecca, from a Germanic source akin to Old English tacen (see token).
- noun temper
Antonyms for tetchiness
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