irritability
[ir-i-tuh-bil-i-tee]
noun, plural ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ties.
the quality or state of being irritable.
Physiology, Biology. the ability to be excited to a characteristic action or function by the application of some stimulus: Protoplasm displays irritability by responding to heat.
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Origin of irritability
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irritability
[ĭr′ĭ-tə-bĭl′ĭ-tē]
n.
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