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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmal humor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal u-mor
"Nadie se atrevía a hablarle debido a su mal humor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sullen, irritable, or bad-tempered state of mind.
"His morning grumpiness usually wears off after he has had his first cup of coffee." - 2
The tendency to complain or be easily annoyed by trivial things.
"She couldn't help showing her grumpiness when the meeting was delayed again."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective grumpy, originating in the mid-18th century from the verb grump, which is an expressive formation likely blending grunt and hump. The suffix -ness is of Old English origin, used to form abstract nouns denoting a state or quality.
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mauvaise humeur
Transliteration: mov-ez ü-mūr
"Sa mauvaise humeur a gâché toute la matinée."
Mürrischkeit
Transliteration: myr-ish-kite
"Seine Mürrischkeit ist heute kaum zu ertragen."
broncio
Transliteration: bron-cho
"Il suo broncio durò per tutto il viaggio."
mal humor
Transliteration: mal u-mor
"Nadie se atrevía a hablarle debido a su mal humor."
mau humor
Transliteration: mau u-mor
"O mau humor dele era visível logo cedo."
चिड़चिड़ापन
Transliteration: chirdchirdapan
"उसकी सुबह की चिड़चिड़ापन से सभी बच रहे थे।"
脾气暴躁
Transliteration: pí qì bào zào
"他今天的脾气暴躁让人难以接近。"
심술궂음
Transliteration: sim-sul-guj-eum
"그의 심술궂음은 아침마다 계속되었다."
不機嫌
Transliteration: fukigen
"彼女の朝の不機嫌はいつものことだ。"
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