1
pettiness(noun, irritability)
1
rage(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
1
recalcitrance
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resentment(noun, passion, fit, dispute, temper)
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roughness(noun, difficulty)
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severity(noun, difficulty)
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snappiness(noun, temper, irritability, impatience, grumpiness)
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spite(noun, irritability, grouchiness, crabbiness)
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spitefulness(noun, irritability)
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spleen(noun, passion, fit, temper, irritability)
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strenuousness(noun, difficulty)
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stressfulness(noun, difficulty)
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stuffiness
1
temperament(noun, passion, fit, temper, irritability)
1
tetchiness(noun, passion, fit, dispute, temper)
1
ticklishness(noun, difficulty)
1
tightness(noun, difficulty)
1
toughness(noun, difficulty)
1
trickiness(noun, difficulty)
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ugliness
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