irascibility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /aɪˌɹæsəˈbɪlɪti/
- /ɪˌɹæsəˈbɪlɪti/
Etymology
From Latin īrāscor (“to be angry, to be enraged”) + -ibility. See also irascible.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.
One valid response to all this “you kids off my lawn” irascibility is that the questions in economics are hard – really, really hard.
2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 232:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| irascibilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
irascible · irascibleness · irascibly
Translations (11)
pt irascibilidade (proneness to anger) · es irascibilidad (proneness to anger) · de Jähzorn (proneness to anger) · bg избухливост (proneness to anger) · la iracundia (proneness to anger) · grc ὀξυθῡμίᾱ (proneness to anger) · fr irascibilité (proneness to anger) · bg раздразнителност (proneness to anger) · ca irascibilitat (proneness to anger) · it irascibilità (proneness to anger) · es iracundia (proneness to anger)