fretful

(frĕt'fəl)
adj.

1. Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
2. Marked by worry and distress; troublesome: "Of all the fretful stages of human development, adolescence is the most infamous" (David Gelman).

fretfully fret'ful·ly adv.
fretfulness fret'ful·ness n.

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adjective

1. Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal crabby, mean². Idioms: out of sorts. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
2. Being unable or unwilling to endure irritation or opposition, for example: impatient, intolerant, unforbearing. See accept/reject, attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, calm/agitation.

adj

Definition: irritable
Antonyms: calm, cheered, easy-going, happy, joyous, laid-back, pleased, relaxed

IN BRIEF: Irritable.

The baby became very fretful after the visit to the doctor's office.

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For a list of words related to fretful, see:

• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gnaven, utålmodig, kruset, oprørt

Nederlands (Dutch)
kribbig

Français (French)
adj. - soucieux, agité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verdrießlich, mürrisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νευριασμένος, γκρινιάρικος, ταραγμένος, ανήσυχος

Italiano (Italian)
irritabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritável

Русский (Russian)
капризный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irritable, inquieto, preocupado, molesto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sur, upprörd, byig (om vind)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
烦燥的, 焦躁的, 起波纹的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 煩燥的, 焦躁的, 起波紋的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성을 잘 내는, 안달하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 腹立ちやすい, 波立つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نكد , شكس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כועס, רגזני, מודאג, מדוכא‬

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