fractiousness
noun[U]
uk/ˈfræk.ʃəs.nəs/us/ˈfræk.ʃəs.nəs/thequalityof beingeasilyupsetorannoyed, and oftencomplaining:
易怒;暴躁;爱抱怨There isgrowingfractiousness within theparty.党内的怨气越来越大。
Heseemshappier, with nosignof fractiousness.他似乎快乐些了,没有了暴躁的迹象。
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fractious
- In theabsenceof anagreementbetween the twosides, there has beenincreasingfractiousness.
- Only twovictoriesin ninematcheshasheightenedtheairof fractiousness.
- Thecouplehadtheirmomentsof fractiousness.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- huffy
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- quarrelsome
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness