1. An irritable petulant feeling
   - irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, petulance, choler 
2. A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
   - temper, biliousness, irritability, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, snappiness

Derived forms: peevishnesses

See also: peevish

Type of: distemper, ill humor [US], ill humour [Brit, Cdn], ill nature

Encyclopedia: Peevishness

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• Barkley
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• Barmecide
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• barn millet