grumpiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡrʌm.pi.nəs/ us/ˈɡrʌm.pi.nəs/
脾气坏、易生气或爱抱怨的性格或感觉
the feeling of being slightly annoyed, or the quality of often being slightly annoyed and likely to complain a lot
She objects to his grumpiness. 她反对他的暴躁脾气。
Bill's pursuit of excellence is often misinterpreted as grumpiness. 比尔对卓越的追求常常被误解为爱挑剔。
See: grumpy
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- He decided to ignore her grumpiness.
- One of the first signs of grumpiness is that communication ceases.
- He complained with steadily increasing grumpiness.