Synonyms & related words for irritability

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of irritability. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to irritability

Explore words related to irritability — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pettishness, peevishness, fretfulness, excitability, crossness, petulance, temper, biliousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does irritability come from?

The word irritability breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root irrit-, from Latin irrito (“provoke, excite”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.