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ill humour vs peevishness

peevishness vs ill humour

ill humour and peevishness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ill humour Yes No No No
peevishness Yes No No No
As nouns, peevishness is a hyponym of ill humour; that is, peevishness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ill humour:
  • ill humour: an angry and disagreeable mood
  • peevishness: an irritable petulant feeling
Other hyponyms of ill humour include moodiness, choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, petulance.
ill humour (noun) peevishness (noun)
an angry and disagreeable mood a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
an irritable petulant feeling
Difference between ill humour and peevishness

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