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irascibility

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪˌɹæsəˈbɪlɪti/
  • /aɪˌɹæsəˈbɪlɪti/
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  • rhymes with -ɪlɪti

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a feeling of resentful anger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: short temper, spleen, quick temper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bad temper, ill temper

History

Etymology

From Latin īrāscor (“to be angry, to be enraged”) + -ibility. See also irascible.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: раздразнителност (razdraznitelnost) — proneness to anger
  • Bulgarian: избухливост (izbuhlivost) — proneness to anger
  • Catalan: irascibilitat — proneness to anger
  • French: irascibilité — proneness to anger
  • German: Jähzorn — proneness to anger
  • Ancient Greek: ὀξυθῡμίᾱ (oxuthūmíā) — proneness to anger
  • Italian: irascibilità — proneness to anger
  • Latin: iracundia — proneness to anger
  • Portuguese: irascibilidade — proneness to anger
  • Spanish: irascibilidad — proneness to anger
  • Spanish: iracundia — proneness to anger