irritability

CEFRB2

/ˌɪɹɪtəˈbɪlɪti/

noun

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noun
An irritable petulant feeling.
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noun
Extra detail
A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.

Examples

Experts say coronavirus lockdowns anywhere in the world can trigger stress, irritability, fear and fatigue.
Lack of sleep can increase your irritability during the day.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

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.
The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.

In context

irritability of temper
We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibres of plants.
Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbances for sensitive children.

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Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbances for sensitive children.
2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN
We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibres of plants.
1800, Erasmus Darwin, Phytologia, Or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening
There is growth only in plants; but there is irritability, or, a better word, instinctivity, in insects.
1830 September 23, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Logic”, in H[enry] N[elson] C[oleridge], editor, Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], published 1835, →OCLC, page 111

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From Latin irritabilitās, equivalent to irritable + -ity.