Biliousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæsˈɑːɾəz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːtəʊsaɪtˈɒləsˌɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːtəʊsaɪtˈɒləsˌɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /kæsˈɑːɾəz/.

Examples

his temper was well known to all his employees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temper surliness peevishness snappishness irritability pettishness

Parts of Speech

noun	gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder
noun	a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger “his temper was well known to all his employees”

Word Forms

bilious	adjective	suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
temper	verb	restrain
irritable	adjective	easily irritated or annoyed
pettish	adjective	easily irritated or annoyed
snappish	adjective	apt to speak irritably
surly	adjective	inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Galle

Magenbeschwerden, die durch eine Störung der Leber oder Gallenblase verursacht werden

🇫🇷French

affection hépatique

détresse gastrique causée par un trouble du foie ou de la vésicule biliaire

🇪🇸Spanish

crisis hepática

malestar gástrico causado por un trastorno del hígado o la vesícula biliar

🇮🇹Italian

biliosità

disturbi gastrici causati da un disturbo del fegato o della cistifellea

🇳🇱Dutch

galheid

maagklachten veroorzaakt door een aandoening van de lever of galblaas

🇵🇹Portuguese

biliosidade

desconforto gástrico causado por um distúrbio do fígado ou da vesícula biliar

🇷🇺Russian

желчь

расстройство желудка, вызванное заболеванием печени или желчного пузыря

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मतली

यकृत या पित्ताशय के विकार के कारण होने वाला गैस्ट्रिक संकट

🇧🇩Bengali

দুষ্টতা

লিভার বা গল ব্লাডারের ব্যাধি দ্বারা সৃষ্ট গ্যাস্ট্রিক যন্ত্রণা

🇮🇳Tamil

பித்தம்

கல்லீரல் அல்லது பித்தப்பை கோளாறு காரணமாக ஏற்படும் வயிற்று வலி

🇮🇳Telugu

పైత్యము

కాలేయం లేదా పిత్తాశయం యొక్క రుగ్మత వలన గ్యాస్ట్రిక్ బాధ

🇮🇳Marathi

दुष्टपणा

यकृत किंवा पित्त मूत्राशयाच्या विकारामुळे होणारा जठरासंबंधी त्रास

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્વિષ

યકૃત અથવા પિત્તાશયના વિકારને કારણે ગેસ્ટ્રિક તકલીફ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತ್ತರಸ

ಯಕೃತ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಲ್ ಮೂತ್ರಕೋಶದ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ತೊಂದರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിത്തരസം

കരൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിത്താശയത്തിൻ്റെ തകരാറ് മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന വയറുവേദന

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胆怯

肝脏或胆囊疾病引起的胃部不适

🇯🇵Japanese

胆汁性

肝臓または胆嚢の障害によって引き起こされる胃痛

🇰🇷Korean

담즙성

간이나 담낭의 장애로 인한 위 장애

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính hai mặt

đau dạ dày do rối loạn gan hoặc túi mật

🇹🇭Thai

ความมีน้ำใจ

ความทุกข์ทรมานในกระเพาะอาหารที่เกิดจากความผิดปกติของตับหรือถุงน้ำดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat empedu

gangguan lambung yang disebabkan oleh gangguan pada hati atau kandung empedu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متشائم

- ضيق في المعدة ناجم عن اضطراب في الكبد أو المرارة

🇮🇷Persian

صفراوی بودن

ناراحتی معده ناشی از اختلال در کبد یا کیسه صفرا

🇹🇷Turkish

safralılık

Karaciğer veya safra kesesi bozukluğunun neden olduğu mide rahatsızlığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרירות

מצוקה קיבה הנגרמת על ידי הפרעה בכבד או בכיס המרה

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