1
rancor(noun, enmity)
1
roughness
1
severity
1
sharpness
1
shortness
1
spleen(noun, passion, fit, temper, irritability)
1
temperament(noun, passion, fit, temper, irritability)
1
tension(noun, enmity)
1
tetchiness(noun, passion, fit, dispute, temper)
1
toughness
1
truculence
1
wrath(noun, enmity)
0
aggravation
0
atmosphere
0
bad feeling(noun, expression, dispute, temper, infuriation)
0
bad mood(noun, expression, dispute, temper, anger)
0
bad temper(expression, temper, resentment, irritability, impatience)
0
blight
0
boiling point(noun, expression, dispute, temper, infuriation)
0
caprice
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