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the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions
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The detox process can bring on withdrawal symptoms like anxiety, headaches, and irritability.
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Muscle spasms, fatigue, headaches and irritability are a few telltale signs of dehydration, which occurs when the body has rapidly lost electrolytes.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
But when the body’s fight-or-flight survival response doesn’t let up, temporary changes such as muscle tension, shallow breathing, rapid heartbeat and edginess can give way to headaches, trouble sleeping, irritability, and the debilitating paralysis symptomatic of chronic anxiety or depression.
—Sara Sidner, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Symptoms can range from mild discomforts like bloating and irritability to severe mood swings, depression, and anxiety.1314
The effects of hormonal IUDs on people with PMS or PMDD remain unclear due to limited research.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Muscle spasms, fatigue, headaches and irritability are a few telltale signs of dehydration, which occurs when the body has rapidly lost electrolytes.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
But when the body’s fight-or-flight survival response doesn’t let up, temporary changes such as muscle tension, shallow breathing, rapid heartbeat and edginess can give way to headaches, trouble sleeping, irritability, and the debilitating paralysis symptomatic of chronic anxiety or depression.
—Sara Sidner, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Symptoms can range from mild discomforts like bloating and irritability to severe mood swings, depression, and anxiety.1314
The effects of hormonal IUDs on people with PMS or PMDD remain unclear due to limited research.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for irritability
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“Irritability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irritability. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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irritability
noun
ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty
ˌir-ət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 
plural irritabilities
1
: the quality or state of being irritable
especially
: readiness to become annoyed or angry
2
: the property of living tissue and living things that permits them to react to stimuli
Medical Definition
irritability
noun
ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty
ˌir-ət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural irritabilities
1
: the property of protoplasm and of living organisms that permits them to react to stimuli
2
a
: quick excitability to annoyance, impatience, or anger
b
: abnormal or excessive excitability of an organ or part of the body (as the stomach or bladder)
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