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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries不機嫌
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fukigen
"彼女の朝の不機嫌はいつものことだった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of being easily annoyed, irritated, or petulant about minor or trivial things.
"His chronic peevishness made it difficult for anyone in the office to work with him comfortably." - 2
A readiness to show annoyance or bad temper.
"She tried to hide her peevishness when her flight was delayed yet again."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'peevish' (origin uncertain, possibly an aphetic form of Middle English 'peevish' or related to 'peev', an imitative sound of complaint), combined with the Old English nominal suffix '-nes(s)'. The root 'peevish' originally meant foolish or perverse in the 16th century before shifting by the 17th century to denote petulance and irritability over trivial matters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peevishness" is said worldwide
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grognonnerie
Transliteration: /ɡʁɔ.ɲɔn.ʁi/
"Sa peevishness constante agaçait tout le monde autour de lui."
Gereiztheit
Transliteration: /ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡shait/
"Ihre morgendliche Gereiztheit war sprichwörtlich geworden."
irritabilità
Transliteration: /ir.ri.ta.biˈli.ta/
"La sua irritabilità era evidente durante tutta la riunione."
irascibilidad
Transliteration: /i.ɾa.si.bi.liˈdad/
"Nadie entendía la repentina irascibilidad del director."
irritabilidade
Transliteration: /i.ʁi.ta.bi.liˈda.dʒi/
"A irritabilidade dele costuma aumentar quando está cansado."
चिड़चिड़ापन
Transliteration: chirchidaapan
"उसकी बात-बात पर चिड़चिड़ापन दिखाना सबको बुरा लगा।"
易怒
Transliteration: yì nù
"他最近的易怒情绪让同事们感到很困扰。"
까다로움
Transliteration: kkadaroum
"그의 사소한 까다로움이 주변 사람들을 지치게 했다."
不機嫌
Transliteration: fukigen
"彼女の朝の不機嫌はいつものことだった。"
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