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irritability vs tetchiness

tetchiness vs irritability

irritability and tetchiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irritability Yes No No No
tetchiness Yes No No No
As nouns, tetchiness is a hyponym of irritability; that is, tetchiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than irritability:
  • irritability: an irritable petulant feeling
  • tetchiness: feeling easily irritated
Other hyponyms of irritability include testiness, touchiness, pet.
irritability (noun) tetchiness (noun)
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger feeling easily irritated
excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
an irritable petulant feeling
Difference between irritability and tetchiness

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