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| complaining(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, negative) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, mean, irritable, bad-tempered, crabby) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable) | |
| snappy(adjective, mean, attitude, short, irritable) | |
| critical(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy) | |
| disappointed(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed) | |
| discontented(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed) | |
| displeased(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed) | |
| fretting(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable) | |
| griping(adjective, upset, unhappy, irritable, mood) | |
| growling(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky) | |
| malcontent(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed) | |
| malcontented(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed) | |
| ungratified(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed) | |
| bellyaching(annoyed, irritated, sorrowful, discontented, resentful) | |
| grousing(adjective, mean, irritable, annoyed, irritated) | |
| hasty(irritable, touchy) | |
| kvetching(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed) |
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