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Petulance

noun/pˈɛtʃələns/
Definition
an irritable petulant feeling
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɛtʃələns/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɛtjʊləns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɛtjʊləns/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛtʃələns/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
irritableadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyed
fretfuladjectivehabitually complaining
fussyadjectiveannoyed and irritable
peevishadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyed
petulantadjectiveeasily irritated or annoyed
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gereiztheit
ein gereiztes, gereiztes Gefühl
🇫🇷French
irritabilité
un sentiment irritable et pétulant
🇪🇸Spanish
mal humor
una sensación irritable y petulante
🇮🇹Italian
petulanza
un sentimento irritabile e petulante
🇳🇱Dutch
prikkelbaarheid
een prikkelbaar prikkelbaar gevoel
🇵🇹Portuguese
petulância
um sentimento irritável e petulante
🇷🇺Russian
раздражительность
раздражительное, капризное чувство
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ढिठाई
एक चिड़चिड़ा चिड़चिड़ा एहसास
🇧🇩Bengali
পেটুলেন্স
একটি খিটখিটে পেটুল্যান্ট অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
சிற்றின்பம்
ஒரு எரிச்சலூட்டும் அற்பமான உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
పెటులెన్స్
ఒక చికాకు కలిగించే చిరాకు భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
फुशारकी
चिडचिड करणारी भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
પેટ્યુલન્સ
એક તામસી પેટ્યુલન્ટ લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೆಟುಲೆನ್ಸ್
ಒಂದು ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ ಪೆಟುಲಂಟ್ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പെറ്റുലൻസ്
ഒരു പ്രകോപനപരമായ വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੇਟੁਲੈਂਸ
ਇੱਕ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇਪਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
غصہ
ایک چڑچڑا پن کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
性急
烦躁任性的感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
イライラ
イライラした不快感
🇰🇷Korean
짜증
짜증나고 심술궂은 감정
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tính nóng nảy
một cảm giác nóng nảy cáu kỉnh
🇹🇭Thai
ความฉุนเฉียว
ความรู้สึกหงุดหงิดหงุดหงิด
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketidaksabaran
perasaan marah yang mudah tersinggung
🇲🇾Malay
petulan
perasaan petulan yang merengsa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نكد
شعور مزعج
🇮🇷Persian
پوسیدگی
یک احساس آزاردهنده تحریک پذیر
🇹🇷Turkish
alınganlık
sinirli, huysuz bir duygu
🇮🇱Hebrew
רַגזָנוּת
תחושה עצבנית עצבנית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'petulance'?
The primary meaning of 'petulance' is 'an irritable petulant feeling'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'petulance' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'petulance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'petulance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'petulance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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