petulance

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an irritable petulant feeling

Etymology

From Middle French pétulance, and its source, Latin petulantia.

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Synonyms

irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, choler

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