Definition for Peevishness:

• The state of being peevish.

Synonyms for Peevishness:

• n.

  •acrimony (noun)
  • un-kindness,
  • un kindness,
  • un kindnesses,
  • churlishnesses,
  • crankinesses,
  • un-kindnesses,
  • unkindnesses.
  •anger (noun)
  • dis approbations,
  • dis tempers,
  • dis-pleasure,
  • out-rages,
  • hissy fits,
  • dis-pleasures,
  • dis pleasure,
  • cat fits,
  • out rages,
  • slow burns,
  • ranklings,
  • ill humors,
  • dis-approbations,
  • blow ups,
  • dis-approbation,
  • ill tempers,
  • dis-tempers,
  • out rage,
  • out-rage,
  • dis pleasures,
  • dis temper,
  • dis approbation,
  • infuriations,
  • dis-temper.
  •asperity (noun)
  • crossness,
  • moroseness,
  • crabbiness,
  • disagreeableness,
  • sourness.
  •biliousness (noun)
  • biliousness.
  •chagrin (noun)
  • dis mays,
  • ill-humors,
  • illhumors,
  • dis satisfaction,
  • dis-quiets,
  • dis satisfactions,
  • dis composures,
  • up-set,
  • dis-quiet,
  • up-sets,
  • dis-satisfaction,
  • dis-may,
  • dis may,
  • illhumor,
  • dis-satisfactions,
  • dis-mays,
  • up sets,
  • fretfulnesses,
  • dis quiets,
  • dis quiet,
  • dis-composures,
  • dis composure,
  • dis-composure.
  •choler (noun)
  • choler.
  •fussiness (noun)
  • fussiness.
  •peevishness (noun)
  • pettishness,
  • petulance,
  • snappishness.
  •temper (noun)
  • excitabilities,
  • cantankerousnesses,
  • out bursts,
  • out burst,
  • out-bursts,
  • huffinesses,
  • bad humors,
  • surlinesses,
  • hotheadednesses,
  • grouchinesses,
  • touchinesses,
  • out-burst.
  •uncontrolled anger (noun)
  • spleen,
  • bile.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • acrimony,
  • anger,
  • asperity,
  • astringency,
  • chagrin,
  • crankiness,
  • excitability,
  • fretfulness,
  • gall,
  • hatred,
  • huffiness,
  • ill humor,
  • ill temper,
  • infuriation,
  • irascibility,
  • irritability,
  • miff,
  • pugnacity,
  • spite,
  • stew,
  • surliness,
  • tartness,
  • temper,
  • tetchiness,
  • tizzy,
  • touchiness,
  • unkindness,
  • violence,
  • Churlishness,
  • Mads,
  • cantankerousness,
  • hotheadedness,
  • grouchiness,
  • irateness,
  • irascibleness,
  • short fuse,
  • hissy fit,
  • slow burn,
  • low boiling point,
  • astringencies,
  • bad humor,
  • cat fit,
  • crushings,
  • ill-humor,
  • short-fuse,
  • up set.

Antonyms for Peevishness:

• n.

  • uncontrolled anger
    affableness.
  • Other antonyms:
    agreeableness, understanding, kindliness, lenity, charity, amenity, self-control, serenity, patience, long-suffering, good-temperedness, coolness, peacefulness, cordiality, easygoingness, geniality, mildness, sociability, gentleness, affability, amiability, tolerance, peace, peaceableness, amiableness, amicability, leniency, forbearance, love, good-humoredness, tranquillity, friendliness, self-restraint.

Peevishness Sentence Examples:

• Unable to pursue any large and systematic observation, the diseased mind is attracted to things suddenly and accidentally, sees them out of all proportion, and then falls into the inevitable fit of scornful peevishness.

• As my cigarette had gone out, I threw it with some peevishness into the grate.