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[ ir-i-tuh -bil -i-tee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɪr ɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ties. the quality or state of being irritable.
Physiology , Biology . the ability to be excited to a characteristic action or function by the application of some stimulus: Protoplasm displays irritability by responding to heat.
Origin of irritability From the Latin word irrītābilitās, dating back to 1745–55. See irritable, -ity
OTHER WORDS FROM irritability non·ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty, noun su·per·ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty, noun Words nearby irritability irrigable, irrigate, irrigation, irrigative, irriguous, irritability , irritable, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable heart, irritant, irritate
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Example sentences from the Web for irritability Her irritability became more pronounced and she was fired from her job with a periodontic practice in Hamden.
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Nervously, with an irritability so foreign to her, that they eyed each other uncertainly, she gave them hurried commands.
Capron had certainly succeeded in leaving an atmosphere of irritability behind him.
Her irritability had suddenly quite vanished, and her anxious, imploring eyes were fixed on him with greedy expectation.
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Only by a certain degree of irritability can it survive in the struggle for existence.
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Words related to irritability irritation, anger, annoyance, peevishness, impatience
Medical definitions for irritability n. The capacity to respond to stimuli.
Abnormal or excessive sensitivity to stimuli of an organism, organ, or body part.
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