1. (

• irritability ,
• crossness ,
• fretfulness ,
• fussiness ,
• peevishness ,
• petulance ,
• choler ,

) an irritable petulant feeling ;

2. (

• temper ,
• biliousness ,
• irritability ,
• peevishness ,
• pettishness ,
• snappishness ,
• surliness

) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" ;