Grouchy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

annoyed and irritable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈaʊtʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaʊtʃi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaʊtʃi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈaʊtʃi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grumpy crabbed bad-tempered crabby fussy cross ill-tempered

Word Forms

crabbedness	noun	a disposition to be ill-tempered
crab	noun	a quarrelsome grouch
crabbiness	noun	a disposition to be ill-tempered
crossness	noun	a disposition to be ill-tempered
fussiness	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
grouch	noun	a bad-tempered person
grump	noun	a bad-tempered person
grumpiness	noun	a fussy and eccentric disposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mürrisch

genervt und gereizt

🇫🇷French

grognon

ennuyé et irritable

🇪🇸Spanish

malhumorado

molesto e irritable

🇮🇹Italian

scontroso

irritato e irritabile

🇳🇱Dutch

chagrijnig

geïrriteerd en prikkelbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

rabugento

irritado e irritado

🇷🇺Russian

ворчливый

раздраженный и раздражительный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिड़चिड़ा

चिड़चिड़े और चिड़चिड़े

🇧🇩Bengali

কুরুচিপূর্ণ

বিরক্ত এবং খিটখিটে

🇮🇳Tamil

கவலையான

எரிச்சல் மற்றும் எரிச்சல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

చిరాకు మరియు చిరాకు

🇮🇳Marathi

उग्र

चिडचिड आणि चिडचिड

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૃણાસ્પદ

નારાજ અને ચીડિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಗುಪ್ಸೆಯ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥമായ

അലോസരപ്പെടുത്തുകയും പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਬਰਾਹਟ ਵਾਲਾ

ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدمزاج

ناراض اور چڑچڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脾气暴躁的

恼怒易怒

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌な

イライラしてイライラする

🇰🇷Korean

시무룩한

짜증나고 짜증나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cáu kỉnh

khó chịu và cáu kỉnh

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พอใจ

รำคาญและหงุดหงิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesal

kesal dan mudah tersinggung

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

inis at iritable

🇲🇾Malay

geram

jengkel dan mudah marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عابس

منزعج وسريع الانفعال

🇮🇷Persian

بداخلاق

مزاحم و تحریک پذیر

🇹🇷Turkish

huysuz

sinirli ve sinirli

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹטְנָנִי

עצבני ועצבני

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The primary meaning of 'grouchy' is 'annoyed and irritable'.

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'grouchy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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