Irascibility

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoliracundia irascibilidad

Françaisirascibilité

DeutschJähzorn

8 more languages

العربيةسرعة التهيّج

Catalàirascibilitat

Ελληνικάαψιθυμία

Italianoirascibilità

Latinaexcandescentia īrācundia

Polskidrażliwość

Portuguêsirascibilidade

Svenskaargsinthet hetsighet

Examples

“One valid response to all this “you kids off my lawn” irascibility is that the questions in economics are hard – really, really hard.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Irascible Irascibleness Irascibly iraser Irate Irately

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