irritability

Definition of Irritability in English :

an irritable petulant feeling

2. excitability, irritability

excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

Example Sentences:
'his temper was well known to all his employees'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Irritability

adjective

1.

quickly irritated; easily annoyed; peevish

2.

(of all living organisms) capable of responding to such stimuli as heat, light, and touch

3. pathology

abnormally sensitive

adjective

1.

easily annoyed or provoked; fretful

2. Medicine

excessively or pathologically sensitive to a stimulus

3. Physiology

able to respond to a stimulus

adj.

1. Easily irritated or annoyed.

2. Medicine Abnormally or excessively sensitive to a stimulus: irritable bladder.

3. Capable of responding to a stimulus. Used of an organism.