4
bite(noun, sharpness, acidity, mordancy)
4
corrosiveness(noun, cut, respect, dig, laughter)
4
crossness(noun, passion, fit, difficulty, temper)
4
dryness(noun, severity, acidity)
4
huffiness(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
4
ill temper(noun, expression, behavior, sharpness, bitterness)
4
petulance(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
4
piquancy(noun, sharpness, acidity, mordancy, sourness)
4
pique(noun, hurt, passion, rise, dislike)
4
poignancy
4
resentment(noun, hurt, passion, rise, fit)
4
soreness(noun, resentment)
4
sullenness(noun, passion, fit, difficulty, temper)
4
umbrage(noun, hurt, passion, rise, temper)
4
wrath(noun, force, hurt, passion, energy)
3
acidness
3
antagonism(noun, hurt, passion, rise, dislike)
3
cantankerousness(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
3
causticness(noun, cut, dig, sharpness, bitterness)
3
churlishness(noun, difficulty, speech, sharpness, severity)
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