noun
- An irritable petulant feeling.
- synonyms: crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler
- Excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part.
- synonyms: excitability
- A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger.
- usage: "his temper was well known to all his employees"
- synonyms: temper, biliousness, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
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