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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries怪脾气
Pronunciation / Transliteration: guài pí qì
"他节日期间的怪脾气让人难以忍受。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being surly, irritable, or habitually complaining, especially during festive or joyful times.
"Despite his usual grinchiness, he surprisingly offered to help decorate the office tree." - 2
A general attitude of opposition or spoiling the happiness and celebrations of others.
"Her sudden burst of grinchiness dampened the celebratory mood of the gathering."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the proper noun 'Grinch', a fictional misanthropic character created by Dr. Seuss in his 1957 children's book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'. The suffix '-iness' was later added to form a standard English noun denoting the quality of being surly, irritable, or hostile toward festive or cheerful occasions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grinchiness" is said worldwide
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mauvaise humeur
Transliteration: mow-vez oo-moor
"Sa mauvaise humeur habituelle a gâché la fête."
Griesgramigkeit
Transliteration: grees-gram-ig-kite
"Seine Griesgramigkeit war während der Feiertage unerträglich."
misantropia
Transliteration: mi-zan-tro-pi-a
"La sua irritabilità ha rovinato l'atmosfera natalizia."
amargura
Transliteration: amar-goo-ra
"Su amargura navideña sorprendió a todos sus amigos."
amuos
Transliteration: a-moo-osh
"Ninguém conseguia tolerar o seu mau humor nas festas."
चिड़चिड़ापन
Transliteration: chidchidapan
"त्योहारों के दौरान उसका चिड़चिड़ापन बढ़ जाता है।"
怪脾气
Transliteration: guài pí qì
"他节日期间的怪脾气让人难以忍受。"
까칠함
Transliteration: kkachilham
"그의 명절 증후군 같은 까칠함이 모두를 놀라게 했다."
意地悪さ
Transliteration: ijiwarusa
"彼のクリスマスに対する意地悪さは有名だった。"
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