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Fretfulness

noun/fɹˈɛtfəlnəs/
Definition
an irritable petulant feeling
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fɹˈɛtfəlnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/fɹˈɛtfəlnəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fɹˈɛtfəlnəs/
3 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɛtfəlnəs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
irritableadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyed
fretfuladjectivehabitually complaining
fussyadjectiveannoyed and irritable
peevishadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyed
petulantadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyed
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Reizbarkeit
ein gereiztes, gereiztes Gefühl
🇫🇷French
agitation
un sentiment irritable et pétulant
🇪🇸Spanish
displicencia
una sensación irritable y petulante
🇮🇹Italian
irritabilità
un sentimento irritabile e petulante
🇳🇱Dutch
ergernis
een prikkelbaar prikkelbaar gevoel
🇵🇹Portuguese
irritabilidade
um sentimento irritável e petulante
🇷🇺Russian
раздражительность
раздражительное, капризное чувство
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चिड़चिड़ापन
एक चिड़चिड़ा चिड़चिड़ा एहसास
🇧🇩Bengali
বিরক্তি
একটি খিটখিটে পেটুল্যান্ট অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
பதற்றம்
ஒரு எரிச்சலூட்டும் அற்பமான உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
చిరాకు
ఒక చికాకు కలిగించే చిరాకు భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
अस्वस्थता
चिडचिड करणारी भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉદાસીનતા
એક તામસી પેટ્યુલન્ટ લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಡಪಡಿಕೆ
ಒಂದು ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ ಪೆಟುಲಂಟ್ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉത്കണ്ഠ
ഒരു പ്രകോപനപരമായ വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਚੈਨੀ
ਇੱਕ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇਪਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے چینی
ایک چڑچڑا پن کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
忧心
烦躁任性的感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
イライラ
イライラした不快感
🇰🇷Korean
조바심
짜증나고 심술궂은 감정
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự bồn chồn
một cảm giác nóng nảy cáu kỉnh
🇹🇭Thai
ความหงุดหงิด
ความรู้สึกหงุดหงิดหงุดหงิด
🇮🇩Indonesian
kerewelan
perasaan marah yang mudah tersinggung
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkabalisa
isang iritable petulant feeling
🇲🇾Malay
keresahan
perasaan petulan yang merengsa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الحنق
شعور مزعج
🇮🇷Persian
ناراحتی
یک احساس آزاردهنده تحریک پذیر
🇹🇷Turkish
huysuzluk
sinirli, huysuz bir duygu
🇮🇱Hebrew
עצבנות
תחושה עצבנית עצבנית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fretfulness'?
The primary meaning of 'fretfulness' is 'an irritable petulant feeling'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fretfulness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fretfulness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fretfulness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fretfulness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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