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| disagreeing | |
| disapproving(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| discord | |
| dissatisfied(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| dour(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| easily offended(expression, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| exasperated(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| feuding | |
| fiery(difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| fretful(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| fretting(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| fricative | |
| gloomy(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| grumbling(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| grumpy | |
| hair-splitting | |
| hateful(mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| high-strung | |
| huffy(difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| hypersensitive(emotional, vulnerable, touchy, thin-skinned) |
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