Ill-nature
111spite — I. n. 1. Malice, malevolence, rancor, venom, gall, malignity, maliciousness, hate, grudge, pique, ill nature, ill will, hatred, vindictiveness, spleen. 2. Defiance, opposition, despite, contempt. 3. Trouble, vexation, chagrin, mortification. II.… …
112nastiness — noun 1) my mother tried to shut herself off from all the nastiness of life Syn: unpleasantness, disagreeableness, offensiveness, vileness, foulness 2) her uncharacteristic nastiness Syn: unkindness, unpleasantness, unfriendliness,… …
113scoff — scoff, jeer, gibe, fleer, gird, sneer, flout can all mean to show one s scorn or contempt in derision or mockery. Scoff stresses insolence, irreverence, lack of respect, or incredulity as the motives for one s derision or mockery {it is an easy… …
114crabbedness — n grouchiness, ill nature, ill humor, peevishness, spleen, gruffness; irritability, crotchetiness, Inf. crabbiness; bitterness, churlishness, snap pishness, surliness, acrimoniousness; petulance, moodiness, sullenness, moroseness; acerbity,… …
115irritability — n 1. testiness, petulance, snappishness, irascibility, touchiness, prickliness; excitability, fieriness, inflammability; peevishness, waspishness, raspiness, fretfulness, edginess, nervousness. 2. grouchiness, crankiness, grumpiness, cantanker… …
116biliousness — noun 1. gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder • Derivationally related forms: ↑bilious • Hypernyms: ↑ill health, ↑unhealthiness, ↑health problem 2. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger his temper was well known …
117crabbedness — noun a disposition to be ill tempered • Syn: ↑crabbiness, ↑crossness • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross (for: ↑crossness), ↑crabbed, ↑crabby ( …
118crabbiness — noun a disposition to be ill tempered • Syn: ↑crabbedness, ↑crossness • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross (for: ↑crossness), ↑crabbed (for: ↑ …
119moroseness — noun 1. a gloomy ill tempered feeling • Syn: ↑glumness, ↑sullenness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sullen (for: ↑sullenness), ↑glum (for: ↑ …
120sullenness — noun 1. a gloomy ill tempered feeling • Syn: ↑moroseness, ↑glumness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sullen, ↑glum (for: ↑glumness), ↑morose ( …
