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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesirritabilidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /i.ʁi.ta.bi.liˈda.dʒi/
"A irritabilidade dele no campo gerou muitas faltas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of irritability, touchiness, or readiness to take offense, often stemming from an inferiority complex or perceived slights.
"His underlying chippiness made it difficult to offer him constructive feedback without an argument." - 2
In sports or competition, a style of play marked by frequent minor fouls, petty aggression, and verbal sparring between opponents.
"The referee struggled to control the rising chippiness of the match after a series of late tackles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'chippy' (dating to the late 19th century in the sense of being touchy or irritable, possibly related to 'chip on the shoulder'), combined with the nominal suffix '-ness'. Originally colloquial in British English, it evolved to describe both a readiness to take offense or display pugnacity and, in sports, a style of play characterized by minor aggressive fouls and friction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chippiness" is said worldwide
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irritabilité
Transliteration: /i.ʁi.ta.bi.li.te/
"Son irritabilité constante agaçait toute l'équipe."
Reizbarkeit
Transliteration: /ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t/
"Seine spürbare Reizbarkeit führte zu unnötigen Spannungen."
somosseità
Transliteration: /i.rit.ta.biˈli.ta/
Script: irritabilità
"La sua irritabilità ha reso difficile la discussione."
susceptibilidad
Transliteration: /su.sep.ti.bi.liˈdad/
"Su constante susceptibilidad dificultaba la convivencia."
irritabilidade
Transliteration: /i.ʁi.ta.bi.liˈda.dʒi/
"A irritabilidade dele no campo gerou muitas faltas."
चिड़चिड़ापन
Transliteration: chirdchirapan
"उसके स्वभाव का चिड़चिड़ापन सभी को परेशान कर रहा था।"
易怒
Transliteration: yì nù
"他在比赛中表现出的易怒情绪引发了冲突。"
까다로움
Transliteration: kkadaroum
"그의 불필요한 예민함이 팀 분위기를 해쳤다."
トゲトゲしさ
Transliteration: togetogeshisa
"彼のトゲトゲした態度は周囲を緊張させた。"
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