| grouchy(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional) |
| grousing(adjective, petulant, dissatisfied, nit-picking, unfulfilled) |
| grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| in a tizzy(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, frustration) |
| malcontented(adjective, dissatisfied, unfulfilled, piqued, kvetching) |
| out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, humor) |
| petulant(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional) |
| resentful(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| sullen(adjective, short, faultfinding, caviling) |
| unfulfilled(dissatisfied, unassuaged) |
| ungratified(adjective, dissatisfied, unfulfilled, piqued, kvetching) |
| unhappy(adjective, piqued, kvetching, uncontent) |
| whiny(nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic) |
| acid |
| acidulated(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative) |
| acidulous(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative) |
| all tore up(upset, frustration, chagrin) |
| all torn up(upset, frustration, chagrin) |
| bad-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, angry) |
| be out after sb's scalp(upset, frustration, chagrin) |