Associations to the word «Irritability»

Wiktionary

IRRITABILITY, noun. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.
IRRITABILITY, noun. (physiology) A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways.
IRRITABILITY, noun. (medicine) A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.

Dictionary definition

IRRITABILITY, noun. An irritable petulant feeling.
IRRITABILITY, noun. Excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part.
IRRITABILITY, noun. A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca